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1962 George Washington

3–⁠7 (1–⁠5 Southern Conference).

Schedule and results

George Washington in 1962, game by game: lost at VMI 6–22; lost at Virginia Tech 14–15; won at BYU 13–12; won vs. Furman 14–7; won vs. Boston University 14–6; lost at West Virginia 25–27; lost vs. Army 0–14; lost vs. Richmond 14–17; lost at William & Mary 6–10; lost at Syracuse 0–35+8−35Lost 6–22 at VMI-16VMILost 14–15 at Virginia Tech-1Virginia TechWon 13–12 at BYU+1BYUWon 14–7 vs. Furman+7FurmanWon 14–6 vs. Boston University+8Boston Universi…Lost 25–27 at West Virginia-2West VirginiaLost 0–14 vs. Army-14ArmyLost 14–17 vs. Richmond-3RichmondLost 6–10 at William & Mary-4William & MaryLost 0–35 at Syracuse-35Syracuse
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 15atVMIL 6–⁠2233%
Sep 22atVirginia TechL 14–⁠1540%
Sep 29atBYUW 13–⁠1252%
Oct 5vsFurmanW 14–⁠779%
Oct 13vsBoston UniversityW 14–⁠662%
Oct 20atWest VirginiaL 25–⁠2731%
Oct 27vsArmyL 0–⁠1439%
Nov 2vsRichmondL 14–⁠1758%
Nov 10atWilliam & MaryL 6–⁠1050%
Nov 17atSyracuseL 0–⁠3516%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Syracuse 35–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 26th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 49 on file).

Record
3–⁠7
Conference
1–⁠5 8th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
106–⁠165
Coach
—
Elo
1378 −62 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−10.2 No. 91 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1962 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
VMI6–⁠06–⁠4
West Virginia4–⁠08–⁠2
Richmond3–⁠26–⁠3
William & Mary4–⁠3–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1
Furman2–⁠24–⁠6
Virginia Tech2–⁠35–⁠5
The Citadel1–⁠43–⁠7
George Washington1–⁠53–⁠7
Davidson0–⁠4–⁠13–⁠5–⁠1

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