| Year: | 1947 |
| Team: | Washington and Lee Generals |
| Conference: | Southern Conference |
| Short Conf: | SoCon |
| Record: | 5–3 |
| Conf Record: | 3–2 |
| Head Coach: | Art Lewis |
| Hc Year: | 2nd |
| Stadium: | Wilson Field |
The 1947 Washington and Lee Generals football team was an American football team that represented Washington and Lee University as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1947 college football season. In its second season under head coach Art Lewis, the team compiled a 5–3 record (3–2 against conference opponents), finished in fifth place in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 226 to 140.[1]
Washington and Lee was ranked at No. 104 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.[2]