1942 Richmond

3–⁠6–⁠1 (1–⁠5 Southern Conference).

Schedule and results

Richmond in 1942, game by game: won vs. Camp Pickett 27–0; lost at NC State 0–13; lost at George Washington 0–27; lost vs. Randolph Macon 0–6; tied vs. Virginia 7–7; lost vs. VMI 6–20; won vs. Washington and Lee 8–6; lost vs. Virginia Tech 7–16; won at Hampden Sydney 26–0; lost vs. No. 19 William & Mary 0–10+27−27Won 27–0 vs. Camp Pickett+27Camp PickettLost 0–13 at NC State-13NC StateLost 0–27 at George Washington-27George Washingt…Lost 0–6 vs. Randolph Macon-6Randolph MaconTied 7–7 vs. Virginia0VirginiaLost 6–20 vs. VMI-14VMIWon 8–6 vs. Washington and Lee+2Washington and …Lost 7–16 vs. Virginia Tech-9Virginia TechWon 26–0 at Hampden Sydney+26Hampden SydneyLost 0–10 vs. No. 19 William & Mary-10No. 19 William & Mary
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to William & Mary 10–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 15th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 105th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

Record
3–⁠6–⁠1
Conference
1–⁠5 15th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
81–⁠105
Coach
—
Elo
1226 +11 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−16.2 No. 105 of 121 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Warren Pace and Maxwell Katz

1942 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
William & Mary4–⁠09–⁠1–⁠114
Virginia Tech5–⁠17–⁠2–⁠1
Wake Forest6–⁠1–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
North Carolina3–⁠1–⁠15–⁠2–⁠2
Duke3–⁠1–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
NC State3–⁠1–⁠24–⁠4–⁠2
Furman3–⁠33–⁠6
The Citadel2–⁠25–⁠2
Clemson2–⁠3–⁠13–⁠6–⁠1
VMI2–⁠4–⁠13–⁠5–⁠1
Davidson2–⁠4–⁠12–⁠6–⁠1
George Washington2–⁠43–⁠6
Maryland1–⁠27–⁠2
South Carolina1–⁠41–⁠7–⁠1
Richmond1–⁠53–⁠6–⁠1
Washington and Lee0–⁠41–⁠8

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