1965 George Washington

5–⁠5 (4–⁠3 Southern Conference).

Schedule and results

George Washington in 1965, game by game: won at Temple 21–13; won vs. The Citadel 30–7; won vs. VMI 14–0; lost vs. Virginia Tech 12–17; lost vs. Cincinnati 3–13; lost at William & Mary 14–28; won vs. Davidson 23–7; won at Furman 24–7; lost at East Carolina 20–21; lost at West Virginia 24–37+23−14Won 21–13 at Temple+8TempleWon 30–7 vs. The Citadel+23The CitadelWon 14–0 vs. VMI+14VMILost 12–17 vs. Virginia Tech-5Virginia TechLost 3–13 vs. Cincinnati-10CincinnatiLost 14–28 at William & Mary-14William & MaryWon 23–7 vs. Davidson+16DavidsonWon 24–7 at Furman+17FurmanLost 20–21 at East Carolina-1East CarolinaLost 24–37 at West Virginia-13West Virginia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to West Virginia 37–⁠24; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 18th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 49 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1965.

Record
5–⁠5
Conference
4–⁠3 5th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
185–⁠150
Coach
—
Elo
1430 −35 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−10.1 No. 93 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1965 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
West Virginia4–⁠06–⁠4
William & Mary5–⁠16–⁠4
East Carolina3–⁠19–⁠1
VMI3–⁠23–⁠7
George Washington4–⁠35–⁠5
Davidson2–⁠36–⁠4
Furman2–⁠35–⁠5
The Citadel2–⁠62–⁠8
Richmond0–⁠60–⁠10

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