Roanoke vs. William & Mary

Roanoke and William & Mary first met in 1922 and have played 9 times; William & Mary leads the series 6–⁠2–⁠1. Over the last 9 meetings it’s William & Mary 6–⁠2.

Roanoke wins
2
William & Mary wins
6
Ties
1
First meeting
1922
Longest streak
5 William & Mary
Current streak
1 Roanoke
Last 10 meetings
William & Mary 6–⁠2
Most recent
1936

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1920s1–⁠2–⁠1
1930s1–⁠4
Average margin
8.2 points; 4 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Roanoke
1–⁠4–⁠1 Roanoke’s record at home
At William & Mary
2–⁠1 William & Mary’s record at home
Shutouts
4

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Roanoke’s biggest win1936: Roanoke 13, William & Mary 0by 13 points
  2. William & Mary’s biggest win1925: William & Mary 22, Roanoke 0by 22 points
  3. Upset1923: Roanoke 9, William & Mary 7Roanoke had a 15% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1936: Roanoke 13, William & Mary 0Roanoke had a 18% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Roanoke and William & Mary, 1922 on1300150017001925193019351940

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.

Every game

Oct 24, 1936Roanoke 13, William & Mary 0at William & Mary
Oct 26, 1935William & Mary 14, Roanoke 7at William & Mary
Oct 27, 1934William & Mary 15, Roanoke 6at William & Mary
Sep 16, 1933William & Mary 7, Roanoke 6at Roanoke
Sep 17, 1932William & Mary 6, Roanoke 0at Roanoke
Nov 21, 1925William & Mary 22, Roanoke 0at Roanoke
Nov 22, 1924Roanoke 7, William & Mary 7at Roanoke
Nov 17, 1923Roanoke 9, William & Mary 7at Roanoke
Nov 11, 1922William & Mary 14, Roanoke 0at Roanoke

Every game is listed as played on the field.