George Washington vs. William & Mary

George Washington and William & Mary first met in 1932 and have played 18 times; William & Mary leads the series 9–⁠8–⁠1. Over the last 10 meetings it’s even at 5–⁠5, and William & Mary has won the last 2.

George Washington wins
8
William & Mary wins
9
Ties
1
First meeting
1932
Longest streak
4 William & Mary
Current streak
2 William & Mary
Last 10 meetings
even at 5–⁠5
Most recent
1966

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1930s1–⁠0
1940s0–⁠3
1950s4–⁠2–⁠1
1960s3–⁠4
Average margin
16.1 points; 8 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At George Washington
5–⁠3–⁠1 George Washington’s record at home
At William & Mary
6–⁠3 William & Mary’s record at home
Shutouts
7

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. George Washington’s biggest win1961: George Washington 49, William & Mary 12by 37 points
  2. William & Mary’s biggest win1942: William & Mary 61, George Washington 0by 61 points
  3. Upset1932: George Washington 12, William & Mary 6George Washington had a 30% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1963: George Washington 32, William & Mary 14George Washington had a 33% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of George Washington and William & Mary, 1932 on1300150017001935194019451950195519601965

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

From the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story of the 1959 game: .vkI'sSpeed .HauntsChances .0fCo|oniaIs

    1959 · Evening star, Washington, D.C., Oct 29, 1959

  • The Evening star's story of the 1963 game

    1963 · Evening star, Washington, D.C., Oct 27, 1963

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The earliest meetings with a story on file; each game’s page has the full text.

Every game

Oct 1, 1966William & Mary 10, George Washington 3at George Washington
Oct 23, 1965William & Mary 28, George Washington 14at William & Mary
Oct 23, 1964George Washington 21, William & Mary 0at George Washington
Oct 26, 1963George Washington 32, William & Mary 14at William & Mary
Nov 10, 1962William & Mary 10, George Washington 6at William & Mary
Oct 20, 1961George Washington 49, William & Mary 12at George Washington
Oct 1, 1960William & Mary 19, George Washington 9at William & Mary
Oct 24, 1959William & Mary 14, George Washington 7at William & Mary
Oct 24, 1958George Washington 7, William & Mary 0at George Washington
Sep 21, 1957George Washington 7, William & Mary 0at William & Mary
Oct 26, 195617George Washington 16, William & Mary 14at George Washington
Oct 22, 1955George Washington 16, William & Mary 0at William & Mary
Oct 22, 1954George Washington 13, William & Mary 13at George Washington
Oct 24, 1953William & Mary 12, George Washington 7at William & Mary
Nov 16, 1946William & Mary 20, George Washington 0at George Washington
Oct 24, 1942William & Mary 61, George Washington 0at William & Mary
Oct 25, 1941William & Mary 48, George Washington 0at George Washington
Nov 12, 1932George Washington 12, William & Mary 6at George Washington

Every game is listed as played on the field.