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1951 George Washington

2–⁠6–⁠1 (2–⁠3–⁠1 Southern Conference).

Schedule and results

George Washington in 1951, game by game: lost at Georgia 0–33; lost at Virginia 0–20; lost at No. 9 Maryland 6–33; won vs. Virginia Tech 38–13; lost vs. Wake Forest 13–27; tied vs. Furman 19–19; won at South Carolina 20–14; lost at No. 9 Kentucky 13–47; lost vs. Richmond 19–20+25−34Lost 0–33 at Georgia-33GeorgiaLost 0–20 at Virginia-20VirginiaLost 6–33 at No. 9 Maryland-27No. 9 MarylandWon 38–13 vs. Virginia Tech+25Virginia TechLost 13–27 vs. Wake Forest-14Wake ForestTied 19–19 vs. Furman0FurmanWon 20–14 at South Carolina+6South CarolinaLost 13–47 at No. 9 Kentucky-34No. 9 KentuckyLost 19–20 vs. Richmond-1Richmond
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 22atGeorgiaL 0–⁠3336%
Sep 29atVirginiaL 0–⁠2026%
Oct 6at9MarylandL 6–⁠3318%
Oct 12vsVirginia TechW 38–⁠1371%
Oct 19vsWake ForestL 13–⁠2733%
Oct 26vsFurmanT 19–⁠1970%
Nov 3atSouth CarolinaW 20–⁠1433%
Nov 17at9KentuckyL 13–⁠4714%
Nov 30vsRichmondL 19–⁠2084%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Richmond 20–⁠19; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 17th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 49 on file).

Record
2–⁠6–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠3–⁠1 9th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
128–⁠226
Coach
—
Elo
1432 −47 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−7.0 No. 80 of 116 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1952

The 1952 draft
Rd 2Andy Davis BWashington Redskins

All-Southern Conference

2 second team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1951 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1951 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Maryland5–⁠010–⁠03
VMI5–⁠07–⁠3
William & Mary5–⁠17–⁠3
Washington and Lee5–⁠16–⁠4
Clemson3–⁠17–⁠319
Duke4–⁠25–⁠4–⁠1
Wake Forest5–⁠36–⁠4
South Carolina5–⁠35–⁠4
George Washington2–⁠3–⁠12–⁠6–⁠1
West Virginia2–⁠35–⁠5
North Carolina2–⁠32–⁠8
NC State2–⁠63–⁠7
Richmond2–⁠63–⁠8
The Citadel1–⁠34–⁠6
Furman1–⁠4–⁠13–⁠6–⁠1
Davidson1–⁠51–⁠8
Virginia Tech1–⁠72–⁠8

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