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1942 George Washington

3–⁠6 (2–⁠4 Southern Conference).

Schedule and results

George Washington in 1942, game by game: won vs. McDaniel 20–0; won vs. Richmond 27–0; lost vs. The Citadel 2–14; lost vs. Furman 0–6; lost at William & Mary 0–61; lost vs. Kentucky 6–27; won at Clemson 7–0; lost vs. Wake Forest 0–20; lost at Georgetown 0–21+27−61Won 20–0 vs. McDaniel+20McDanielWon 27–0 vs. Richmond+27RichmondLost 2–14 vs. The Citadel-12The CitadelLost 0–6 vs. Furman-6FurmanLost 0–61 at William & Mary-61William & MaryLost 6–27 vs. Kentucky-21KentuckyWon 7–0 at Clemson+7ClemsonLost 0–20 vs. Wake Forest-20Wake ForestLost 0–21 at Georgetown-21Georgetown
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26vsMcDanielW 20–⁠079%
Oct 3vsRichmondW 27–⁠077%
Oct 10vsThe CitadelL 2–⁠1456%
Oct 16vsFurmanL 0–⁠677%
Oct 24atWilliam & MaryL 0–⁠6115%
Oct 30vsKentuckyL 6–⁠2736%
Nov 7atClemsonW 7–⁠015%
Nov 13vsWake ForestL 0–⁠2030%
Nov 21atGeorgetownL 0–⁠2125%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Georgetown 21–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 12th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 32nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 49 on file).

Record
3–⁠6
Conference
2–⁠4 tied for 12th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
62–⁠149
Coach
—
Elo
1317 −59 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−11.0 No. 98 of 121 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1942 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
William & Mary4–⁠09–⁠1–⁠114
Virginia Tech5–⁠17–⁠2–⁠1
Wake Forest6–⁠1–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
North Carolina3–⁠1–⁠15–⁠2–⁠2
Duke3–⁠1–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
NC State3–⁠1–⁠24–⁠4–⁠2
Furman3–⁠33–⁠6
The Citadel2–⁠25–⁠2
Clemson2–⁠3–⁠13–⁠6–⁠1
VMI2–⁠4–⁠13–⁠5–⁠1
Davidson2–⁠4–⁠12–⁠6–⁠1
George Washington2–⁠43–⁠6
Maryland1–⁠27–⁠2
South Carolina1–⁠41–⁠7–⁠1
Richmond1–⁠53–⁠6–⁠1
Washington and Lee0–⁠41–⁠8

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.