Washington and Lee

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Stature and coaches, 1936–1953

The program’s standing over time, with every coach’s tenure beneath it — read down to see who was there for each rise and fall.

Washington and Lee is Regional Program today. Never reached Dynasty tier; Regional Program is its high, most recently in 1953.

1936: Regional Program1937: Regional Program1938: Regional Program1939: Regional Program1940: Regional Program1941: Regional Program1942: Regional Program1946: Regional Program1947: Regional Program1948: Regional Program1949: Regional Program1950: Regional Program1951: Regional Program1952: Regional Program1953: Regional Program1940
DynastyBlue BloodPower ProgramNational ProgramRegional Program
FBS medianbest: 1951program stature (★ = Dynasty-tier season)Art Lewis · 1946–1948LewisGeorge Barclay · 1949–1951Barclay1940

Every coach, tenure by tenure, on the coaching page →

Moment of the year · 2026

Won 34-7 vs Averett

Week 5 of 2026. A statement win, by 27 points.

Decisive margin

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Coaching historyCurrent head coach George Barclay, hired 1949

Coaching history

  • George Barclay departs17-12-1, 3 seasons
  • Hired George Barclay1949
  • Art Lewis departs11-17, 3 seasons
  • Hired Art Lewis1946
  • Jimmy DeHart departs5-14-1, 2 seasons
  • Hired Jimmy DeHart1931
  • Jimmy DeHart departs22-13-3, 4 seasons
  • Hired Jimmy DeHart1922
Cultural identityWhat college football loses if this program didn't exist.
CFB Zeitgeist “Go Generals.”
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