George Washington Colonials
George Washington has played football since at least 1903 and is 138–171–14 in the 323 games on record. Their best finish in the final AP poll is No. 17, in 1956. James Pixlee (1932–1937) won more games here than any other coach: 33. The most-played rival is West Virginia: 24 meetings, West Virginia leads 17–7. This season, they’re 4–6.
On this date in 1963George Washington lost to Villanova 14–13 on the road.
Résumé
- Record on file
- 138–171–14 .449; how we count
- Postseason
- 1–0 bowls, title games, playoff
- AP No. 1 finishes
- 0
- Weeks at No. 1
- 0 of 6 ranked
- Elo now
- 1387
- Seasons
- 49 since 1903, 323 games
1966 season 4–6
RosterFull 1966 season| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | at Davidson | L 9–13 | 80% |
| Sep 24 | at Virginia Tech | L 0–49 | 32% |
| Oct 1 | vs William & Mary | L 3–10 | 50% |
| Oct 8 | at The Citadel | W 21–13 | 47% |
| Oct 15 | vs East Carolina | W 20–7 | 48% |
| Oct 22 | at VMI | W 13–0 | 52% |
| Oct 29 | vs Furman | W 49–28 | 89% |
| Nov 5 | at Army | L 7–20 | 33% |
| Nov 12 | vs West Virginia | L 6–21 | 58% |
| Nov 24 | vs Villanova | L 7–16 | 55% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
This season, game by game
Program strength since 1903
Best seasons everHead coaches
| Coach | Years | Record |
|---|---|---|
| William Elias | 1960 | 5–3–1 |
 James Pixlee | 1932–1937 | 33–16–5 |
Most-played series
All rivalries- West Virginia
7–17 in 24
- 1957 L 14–34
- 1958 L 12–35
- 1959 L 8–10
- 1960 W 26–0
- 1961 L 7–12
- 1962 L 25–27
- 1963 L 16–20
- 1964 L 19–20
- 1965 L 24–37
- 1966 L 6–21
Lost the last six.
- Virginia Tech
8–11 in 19
- 1952 W 6–0
- 1954 L 13–20
- 1955 W 13–7
- 1960 W 21–8
- 1961 L 3–14
- 1962 L 14–15
- 1963 L 8–22
- 1964 L 0–33
- 1965 L 12–17
- 1966 L 0–49
Lost the last six.
- VMI
7–10–1 in 18
- 1955 W 25–6
- 1956 W 40–14
- 1957 L 20–26
- 1959 L 6–28
- 1960 L 10–34
- 1961 W 30–6
- 1962 L 6–22
- 1963 L 6–14
- 1965 W 14–0
- 1966 W 13–0
Won the last two.
| Opponent | Games | George Washington record |
|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | 24 | 7–17 |
| Virginia Tech | 19 | 8–11 |
| VMI | 18 | 7–10–1 |
| William & Mary | 18 | 8–9–1 |
| Furman | 15 | 8–6–1 |
| The Citadel | 14 | 11–3 |
| Richmond | 13 | 5–8 |
| Georgetown | 13 | 3–9–1 |
Every opponent (81)
Every program George Washington has played, A to Z, with George Washington’s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.
- Air Force 2–0
- Alabama 0–3
- Arkansas 1–0–1
- Army 0–2
- Auburn 1–0
- Baltimore 1–0
- Boston University 2–3–2
- Bucknell 2–3–2
- Butler 1–1
- BYU 2–0
- Camp Meyer 1–0
- Carlisle 0–1
- Catawba 4–0
- Cincinnati 1–1
- Clemson 1–3–1
- Colorado 1–0
- Davidson 3–1
- Davis & Elkins 4–0
- Denver 0–0–1
- Detroit Mercy 0–2
- Duke 0–2
- East Carolina 1–1
- Eastern (Virginia) 1–0
- Elon 1–0
- Emory & Henry 2–0
- Florida 0–2
- Florida State 0–1
- Fordham 0–1
- Furman 8–6–1
- Georgetown 3–9–1
- Georgia 0–1
- Hardin Simmons 1–0
- Iowa 1–1
- Kansas 3–3
- Kentucky 0–3
- Lafayette 1–1
- Lehigh 0–1
- LSU 0–1
- Manhattan 1–1
- Maryland 1–7
- Maryland-Baltimore 1–0
- McDaniel 2–0
- Merchant Marine 2–0
- Miami 0–1
- Miami (OH) 1–0
- Mount St. Mary’s 2–0
- Navy 0–5
- NC State 2–0
- North Dakota 2–1
- North Dakota State 2–0
- Oklahoma 1–0–1
- Ole Miss 0–2–1
- Penn State 0–3
- Pennsylvania 2–0
- Rice 0–2
- Richmond 5–8
- Rollins 1–0
- Rutgers 0–1
- Shepherd 1–0
- South Carolina 1–1
- Swarthmore 0–3
- Syracuse 0–1
- Temple 1–0
- Tennessee 0–1
- The Citadel 11–3
- Tulsa 2–3
- UTEP 1–0
- Vanderbilt 0–3
- Villanova 1–2
- Virginia 2–10
- Virginia Tech 8–11
- VMI 7–10–1
- Wake Forest 3–9
- Washington & Jefferson 1–0
- Washington and Lee 6–1–1
- Wayne State 1–1
- West Virginia 7–17
- West Virginia Wesleyan 2–0
- Westminster (Pennsylvania) 1–0
- Wichita State 0–2
- William & Mary 8–9–1
In the NFL Draft
By college- Drafted, rounds 1–7
- 7 since 1936
- First-round picks
- 0
Season by season
National champions| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 4–6 | 4–3 | 1387 | ||||
| 1965 | 5–5 | 4–3 | 1430 | ||||
| 1964 | 5–4 | 3–2 | 1448 | ||||
| 1963 | 2–7 | 1–5 | 1343 | ||||
| 1962 | 3–7 | 1–5 | 1378 | ||||
| 1961 | 3–6 | 3–4 | 1409 | ||||
| 1960 | 5–3–1 | 4–2 | William Elias | 1466 | |||
| 1959 | 1–8 | 0–5 | 1265 | ||||
| 1958 | 3–5 | 3–2 | 1376 | ||||
| 1957 | 2–7 | 1–5 | 1414 | ||||
| 1956 | 8–1–1 | 5–1 | 17 | 1596 | |||
| 1955 | 5–4 | 3–2 | 1503 | ||||
| 1954 | 1–7–1 | 0–4–1 | 1414 | ||||
| 1953 | 5–4 | 4–2 | 1511 | ||||
| 1952 | 6–2–1 | 5–1–1 | 1505 | ||||
| 1951 | 2–6–1 | 2–3–1 | 1432 | ||||
| 1950 | 5–4 | 4–3 | 1469 | ||||
| 1949 | 4–5 | 2–3 | 1433 | ||||
| 1948 | 4–6 | 2–4 | 1379 | ||||
| 1947 | 1–7–1 | 0–4 | 1305 | ||||
| 1946 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 1373 | ||||
| 1942 | 3–6 | 2–4 | 1317 | ||||
| 1941 | 1–7–1 | 0–4–1 | 1314 | ||||
| 1940 | 5–3–1 | 1468 | |||||
| 1939 | 5–3 | 1475 |
Every season back to 1903 (24 more)
| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | 5–4 | 1436 | |||||
| 1937 | 3–4–1 | James Pixlee | 1464 | ||||
| 1936 | 7–1–1 | James Pixlee | 1535 | ||||
| 1935 | 6–3 | James Pixlee | 1489 | ||||
| 1934 | 6–3–1 | James Pixlee | 1495 | ||||
| 1933 | 5–3–1 | James Pixlee | 1425 | ||||
| 1932 | 6–2–1 | James Pixlee | 1345 | ||||
| 1931 | 0–1 | 1181 | |||||
| 1930 | 0–1 | 1180 | |||||
| 1928 | 0–2 | 1179 | |||||
| 1927 | 0–1 | 1192 | |||||
| 1926 | 0–1 | 1194 | |||||
| 1922 | 0–2 | 1197 | |||||
| 1921 | 0–1 | 1224 | |||||
| 1920 | 0–1 | 1247 | |||||
| 1916few games on file | 0–1 | 1283 | |||||
| 1910few games on file | 0–1 | 1334 | |||||
| 1909few games on file | 0–3 | 1408 | |||||
| 1908 | 8–1–1 | 1443 | |||||
| 1907few games on file | 0–2 | 1165 | |||||
| 1906few games on file | 0–2 | 1160 | |||||
| 1905few games on file | 0–3 | 1165 | |||||
| 1904few games on file | 0–1 | 1188 | |||||
| 1903few games on file | 0–1 | 1195 |
No season on file for 1911–15, 1917–19, 1923–25, 1929, 1943–45: the program may not have played, or our source may be missing them.
All 49 seasons on file are complete, game by game: every win and loss in the record has its game here.
Records are computed from every game on file at CollegeFootballData.com, whose coverage of the earliest seasons can be incomplete. Elo is this site’s own rating; see how it works on the records page.