The 1951 Washington and Lee Generals football team was an American football team that represented the Washington and Lee University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1951 college football season. Led by George T. Barclay in his third and final season as head coach, the Generals compiled an overall record of 6–4 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, tying for third place in the SoCon.^[1] The team was ranked at No. 66 in the 1951 Litkenhous Ratings.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21		at Furman	Sirrine Stadium Greenville, SC	W 25–7	9,000	[3][4]
September 29		No. 16 Maryland	Wilson Field Lexington, VA	L 14–54	9,000	[5]
October 6		at West Virginia	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	W 34–0	16,000	[6]
October 13		Virginia*	Wilson Field Lexington, VA	L 32–14	10,000	[7]
October 19		at Miami (FL)*	Burdine Stadium Miami, FL	L 12–32	39,402	[8]
October 27		Davidson	Wilson Field Lexington, VA	W 34–0	6,000	[9][10]
November 3		vs. VPI	City Stadium Richmond, VA	W 60–0		[11]
November 10		at No. 1 Tennessee*	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN	L 14–60	20,000	[12]
November 17		at Louisville*	duPont Manual Stadium Louisville, KY	L 7–14	6,000	[13][14][15]
November 22	2:00 p.m.	at Richmond	City Stadium Richmond, VA	W 39–7	7,000	[16][17]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time