1955 George Washington
5–4 (3–2 Southern Conference). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat VMI 25–6Sep 24
By 19 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24 | at VMI | W 25–6 | 47% |
| Oct 1 | at Virginia | W 13–0 | 54% |
| Oct 8 | at Florida | L 0–28 | 41% |
| Oct 15 | at Pennsylvania | W 25–6 | 62% |
| Oct 22 | at William & Mary | W 16–0 | 55% |
| Oct 29 | at Virginia Tech | W 13–7 | 34% |
| Nov 4 | vs West Virginia | L 7–13 | 37% |
| Nov 12 | at Richmond | L 0–7 | 52% |
| Nov 19 | at Maryland | L 0–19 | 13% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Maryland 19–0; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 5th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 49 on file).
- Record
- 5–4
- Conference
- 3–2 3rd in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 99–86
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1503 +60 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 0.1 No. 54 of 110 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
Drafted in 1956
The 1956 draft| Rd 7 | Dick Gaspari C | Pittsburgh Steelers |
All-Southern Conference
2 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
- Mike SommerBAP-1
- Paul ThompsonEAP-1
Second team
- Dick GaspariCAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1955 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1955 Southern Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | 4–0 | 8–2 | 19 |
| Virginia Tech | 2–1–1 | 6–3–1 | |
| George Washington | 3–2 | 5–4 | |
| Richmond | 3–2–2 | 4–3–2 | |
 Davidson | 2–2 | 5–4 | |
 The Citadel | 2–2 | 5–4 | |
 Furman | 1–1 | 1–9 | |
| William & Mary | 1–3–1 | 1–7–1 | |
| VMI | 1–6 | 1–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.