1912 Washington and Lee Generals football team

1912 Washington and Lee Generals football
ConferenceSouth Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record8–1 (3–1 SAIAA)
Head coach
  • James Reilly (1st season)
CaptainBuck Miles
Home stadiumWilson Field
1912 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Georgetown $ 5 0 0 8 1 0
Washington and Lee 3 1 0 8 1 0
Virginia 1 1 0 6 3 0
VPI 1 2 0 5 4 0
Johns Hopkins 0 1 0 0 9 0
North Carolina A&M 0 2 0 4 3 0
North Carolina 0 4 0 3 4 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1912 Washington and Lee Generals football team represented Washington and Lee University as a member of the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SAIAA) during the 1912 college football season. Led by James Reilly in his first and only year as head coach, the Generals compiled an overall record of 8–1 with a mark of 3–1 in SAIAA play. Ted Shultz was the only freshman to make the varsity this season. Shultz and captain Buck Miles were the tackles, a duo which "scintillated."