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1881–82 Washington and Lee Generals men's soccer team

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1881–82 Washington and Lee Generals men's soccer
National champions (ASHA/IFRA)
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–0–0
Head coach
  • Unknown
Seasons
1881–82 college soccer records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Richmond     2 0 0
Washington & Lee     1 0 0
Cornell     0 1 0
VMI     0 1 0
Randolph–Macon     0 2 0

The 1881–82 Washington and Lee Generals men's soccer team represented Washington and Lee University during the 1881–82 college soccer season. The Washington and Lee team played one match, where they defeated VMI, 12-1 in their only match of the season.[1] The team was retroactively determined the national champion that year by the American Soccer History Archives and the Intercollegiate Soccer Football Association, for having the best goal differential amongst teams that were undefeated during the 1881-82 academic year.[2]

Schedule

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Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Regular season
1882*
at VMI W 12–1 
VMI Soccer Field
Lexington, VA

References

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  1. ^ Smith, Melvin (August 20, 2011). "1881-1882 Association Foot Ball Summary". American Soccer History Archives. Archived from the original on December 14, 2017. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
  2. ^ Smith, Melvin I. (December 2, 2008). Evolvements of Early American Foot Ball: Through the 1890/91 Season. Bloomington, Indiana: AuthorHouse. p. 571. ISBN 978-1-43436-248-3.