1946 George Washington

4–⁠3 (1–⁠1 Southern Conference).

Schedule and results

George Washington in 1946, game by game: won at Merchant Marine 37–18; won at Rollins 13–0; won at Wayne State 20–6; lost at Rutgers 13–25; lost vs. Georgetown 6–18; won vs. The Citadel 18–0; lost vs. William & Mary 0–20+19−20Won 37–18 at Merchant Marine+19Merchant MarineWon 13–0 at Rollins+13RollinsWon 20–6 at Wayne State+14Wayne StateLost 13–25 at Rutgers-12RutgersLost 6–18 vs. Georgetown-12GeorgetownWon 18–0 vs. The Citadel+18The CitadelLost 0–20 vs. William & Mary-20William & Mary
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to William & Mary 20–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 28th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 49 on file).

Record
4–⁠3
Conference
1–⁠1 tied for 7th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
107–⁠87
Coach
—
Elo
1373 −5 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−6.9 No. 86 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1946 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
North Carolina4–⁠0–⁠18–⁠2–⁠19
William & Mary7–⁠18–⁠2
NC State6–⁠18–⁠318
South Carolina4–⁠25–⁠3
Duke3–⁠24–⁠5
Richmond3–⁠2–⁠26–⁠2–⁠3
Virginia Tech3–⁠3–⁠23–⁠4–⁠3
VMI3–⁠3–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1
George Washington1–⁠14–⁠3
Wake Forest2–⁠36–⁠3
Clemson2–⁠34–⁠5
Maryland2–⁠53–⁠6
Washington and Lee1–⁠42–⁠6
Furman1–⁠42–⁠8
Davidson1–⁠54–⁠5
The Citadel1–⁠53–⁠5

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