1945 Richmond

2–⁠6 (0–⁠4 Southern Conference).

Schedule and results

Richmond in 1945, game by game: lost vs. VMI 6–40; lost vs. Maryland 0–21; won at Guilford 40–0; lost at Catawba 7–21; won vs. Oceana NAS 28–12; lost at No. 15 Virginia 0–45; lost at Virginia Tech 6–44; lost vs. William & Mary 0–33+40−45Lost 6–40 vs. VMI-34VMILost 0–21 vs. Maryland-21MarylandWon 40–0 at Guilford+40GuilfordLost 7–21 at Catawba-14CatawbaWon 28–12 vs. Oceana NAS+16Oceana NASLost 0–45 at No. 15 Virginia-45No. 15 VirginiaLost 6–44 at Virginia Tech-38Virginia TechLost 0–33 vs. William & Mary-33William & 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 33–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 11th in the Southern Conference.

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

Record
2–⁠6
Conference
0–⁠4 11th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
87–⁠216
Coach
—
Elo
1142 −16 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−30.2 No. 100 of 101 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Jack Null

1945 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Duke4–⁠06–⁠213
Wake Forest3–⁠1–⁠15–⁠3–⁠119
William & Mary4–⁠26–⁠3
Clemson2–⁠1–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Maryland3–⁠26–⁠2–⁠1
VMI3–⁠25–⁠4
North Carolina2–⁠25–⁠5
NC State2–⁠43–⁠6
Virginia Tech2–⁠52–⁠6
South Carolina0–⁠2–⁠22–⁠4–⁠3
Richmond0–⁠42–⁠6

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