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The 1942 Washington and Lee Generals football team was an American football team that represented Washington and Lee University during the 1942 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference. In their first year under head coach Paul A. Holstein, the team compiled an overall record of 1–8, with a mark of 0–4 in conference play.[1]

Record1–8 (0–4 SoCon)
Headcoach
  • Paul A. Holstein (1st season)
HomestadiumWilson Field
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1942 Washington and Lee Generals football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record1–8 (0–4 SoCon)
Head coach
  • Paul A. Holstein (1st season)
Home stadiumWilson Field
Seasons
← 1941
1946 →
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1942 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 14 William & Mary $4–0–09–1–1
VPI5–1–07–2–1
Wake Forest6–1–16–2–1
North Carolina3–1–15–2–2
Duke3–1–15–4–1
NC State3–1–24–4–2
Furman3–3–03–6–0
The Citadel2–2–05–2–0
Clemson2–3–13–6–1
Davidson2–4–12–6–1
VMI2–4–13–5–1
George Washington2–4–03–6–0
Maryland1–2–07–2–0
South Carolina1–4–01–7–1
Richmond1–5–03–6–1
Washington and Lee0–4–01–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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Washington and Lee was ranked at No. 202 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26vs. West Virginia*
L 7–218,000[3]
October 3at Kentucky*L 0–53[4]
October 10at Rollins*L 0–4610,000[5]
October 17Hampden–Sydney*
W 20–135,000[6]
October 24vs. VPI
L 6–193,000[7]
October 31at RichmondL 6–8[8]
November 7Virginia*
  • Wilson Field
  • Lexington, VA
L 7–344,000[9]
November 14at DavidsonL 13–213,000[10]
November 21at MarylandL 28–327,500[11]
  • *Non-conference game
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