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The 1947 Washington and Lee Generals football team was an American football team that represented Washington and Lee University as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1947 college football season. In its second season under head coach Art Lewis, the team compiled a 5–3 record (3–2 against conference opponents), finished in fifth place in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 226 to 140.[1]

Record5–3 (3–2 SoCon)
Headcoach
HomestadiumWilson Field
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1947 Washington and Lee Generals football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–3 (3–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumWilson Field
Seasons
 1946
1948 
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1947 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 14 William & Mary $710920
No. 9 North Carolina410820
South Carolina411621
No. 19 Duke311432
Washington and Lee320550
Maryland321722
No. 17 NC State321531
VPI430450
Davidson331631
Wake Forest340640
VMI231351
Clemson130450
The Citadel140350
Furman140270
Richmond150370
George Washington040171
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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Washington and Lee was ranked at No. 104 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20Quantico Marines
W 13–04,500[3]
September 27at RichmondW 16–310,000[4]
October 4vs. West VirginiaL 6–3511,000[5]
October 11George Washington
  • Wilson Field
  • Lexington, VA
W 15–6[6]
October 18at No. 16 VirginiaL 7–3212,000[7]
October 25DavidsonW 32–0[8]
November 1at No. 10 ArmyL 13–6521,050[9]
November 8vs. VPI
L 14–27[10]
November 15vs. No. 12 William & MaryL 6–45[11]
November 22at DelawareW 18–13[12]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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