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1949 George Washington

4–⁠5 (2–⁠3 Southern Conference).

Schedule and results

George Washington in 1949, game by game: lost at Virginia 13–27; lost at VMI 7–14; lost at Kansas 14–21; won at Virginia Tech 24–14; won vs. Washington and Lee 21–19; won vs. Lafayette 14–7; lost at Maryland 14–40; lost vs. Duke 0–35; won at Georgetown 28–7+21−35Lost 13–27 at Virginia-14VirginiaLost 7–14 at VMI-7VMILost 14–21 at Kansas-7KansasWon 24–14 at Virginia Tech+10Virginia TechWon 21–19 vs. Washington and Lee+2Washington and …Won 14–7 vs. Lafayette+7LafayetteLost 14–40 at Maryland-26MarylandLost 0–35 vs. Duke-35DukeWon 28–7 at Georgetown+21Georgetown
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 24atVirginiaL 13–⁠2729%
Oct 1atVMIL 7–⁠1436%
Oct 8atKansasL 14–⁠2132%
Oct 15atVirginia TechW 24–⁠1455%
Oct 21vsWashington and LeeW 21–⁠1958%
Oct 28vsLafayetteW 14–⁠762%
Nov 5atMarylandL 14–⁠4022%
Nov 12vsDukeL 0–⁠3537%
Nov 19atGeorgetownW 28–⁠728%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Georgetown 28–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; 12th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 16th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 49 on file).

Record
4–⁠5
Conference
2–⁠3 12th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
135–⁠184
Coach
—
Elo
1433 +14 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−4.7 No. 74 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1949 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
North Carolina5–⁠07–⁠416
Maryland4–⁠09–⁠114
Washington and Lee3–⁠1–⁠13–⁠5–⁠1
Duke4–⁠26–⁠3
William & Mary4–⁠26–⁠4
VMI3–⁠2–⁠13–⁠5–⁠1
Wake Forest3–⁠34–⁠6
South Carolina3–⁠34–⁠6
Furman3–⁠33–⁠6
Clemson2–⁠24–⁠4–⁠2
The Citadel2–⁠24–⁠5
George Washington2–⁠34–⁠5
NC State3–⁠63–⁠7
Richmond2–⁠63–⁠7
Virginia Tech1–⁠5–⁠21–⁠7–⁠2
Davidson1–⁠52–⁠8

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