1944 Richmond

2–⁠6 (0–⁠4 Southern Conference).

Schedule and results

Richmond in 1944, game by game: lost at Duke 7–61; won vs. Richmond Field 34–0; lost vs. VMI 20–26; won vs. Hampden Sydney 18–0; lost vs. Portsmouth Fleet 0–19; lost vs. Virginia 0–39; lost vs. NC State 0–39; lost vs. William & Mary 0–40+34−54Lost 7–61 at Duke-54DukeWon 34–0 vs. Richmond Field+34Richmond FieldLost 20–26 vs. VMI-6VMIWon 18–0 vs. Hampden Sydney+18Hampden SydneyLost 0–19 vs. Portsmouth Fleet-19Portsmouth FleetLost 0–39 vs. Virginia-39VirginiaLost 0–39 vs. NC State-39NC StateLost 0–40 vs. William & Mary-40William & 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 40–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 10th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 109th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

Record
2–⁠6
Conference
0–⁠4 10th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
79–⁠224
Coach
—
Elo
1187 −74 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−29.5 No. 93 of 95 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
John Greer Wood and Orvis Milner

1944 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Duke4–⁠06–⁠411
Wake Forest6–⁠18–⁠1
Clemson3–⁠14–⁠5
William & Mary2–⁠1–⁠15–⁠2–⁠1
NC State3–⁠27–⁠2
Maryland1–⁠11–⁠7–⁠1
South Carolina1–⁠33–⁠4–⁠2
VMI1–⁠51–⁠8
North Carolina0–⁠3–⁠11–⁠7–⁠1
Richmond0–⁠42–⁠6

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