1916 Washington and Lee Generals football team

1916 Washington and Lee Generals football
Conference	South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1916 record	5–2–2 (1–0 SAIAA)
Head coach	Jogger Elcock (3rd year)
Captain	Harry Young
Home stadium	Wilson Field

1916 SAIAA football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
VPI $	4	–	0	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Maryland	4	–	0	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Georgetown	2	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Washington and Lee	1	–	0	–	0			5	–	2	–	2
North Carolina	3	–	1	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Virginia	3	–	1	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
George Washington	2	–	1	–	0			3	–	3	–	1
Catholic	2	–	1	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Davidson	1	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	1
Richmond	1	–	3	–	1			5	–	2	–	2
VMI	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
St. John's (MD)	0	–	1	–	0			0	–	1	–	0
William & Mary	0	–	2	–	1			2	–	5	–	2
Johns Hopkins	0	–	2	–	0			0	–	2	–	0
North Carolina A&M	0	–	4	–	0			2	–	5	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1916 Washington and Lee Generals football team represented the Washington and Lee Generals of Washington and Lee during the 1916 college football season. The Generals were coached by Jogger Elcock in his third year as head coach, compiling a record of 5–2–2 (1–0 SAIAA). The team gave John Heisman's Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets its only blemish with a 7–7 tie. It was captained by College Football Hall of Fame inductee Harry Young.

Tackle Bob Ignico was selected third-team All-American by Walter Camp.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 30, 1916	Randolph–Macon*	Wilson Field • Lexington, VA	W 80–0
October 7, 1916	at Army*		L 7–14
October 14, 1916	at Rutgers*	Neilson Field • Piscataway, NJ	T 13–13
October 21, 1916	Roanoke*	Wilson Field • Lexington, VA	W 30–0
October 28, 1916	at Georgia Tech*	Grant Field • Atlanta, GA	T 7–7
November 4, 1916	at Navy*	Worden Field • Annapolis, MD	W 10–0
November 11, 1916	Bucknell*	Wilson Field • Lexington, VA	W 55–7
November 18, 1916	Washington & Jefferson*	Wilson Field • Lexington, VA	L 6–10
November 30, 1916	at North Carolina A&M	Riddick Stadium • Raleigh, NC	W 21–0
*Non-conference game.