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1920 Washington and Lee

5–⁠3.

Schedule and results

Washington and Lee in 1920, game by game: won vs. Davidson 6–0; won vs. Wake Forest 27–0; lost at Princeton 0–34; won vs. Roanoke 49–7; won vs. Virginia Tech 13–0; lost at West Virginia 10–14; lost at Auburn 0–77; won at Georgetown 16–7+42−77Won 6–0 vs. Davidson+6DavidsonWon 27–0 vs. Wake Forest+27Wake ForestLost 0–34 at Princeton-34PrincetonWon 49–7 vs. Roanoke+42RoanokeWon 13–0 vs. Virginia Tech+13Virginia TechLost 10–14 at West Virginia-4West VirginiaLost 0–77 at Auburn-77AuburnWon 16–7 at Georgetown+9Georgetown
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 2vsDavidsonW 6–⁠070%
Oct 9vsWake ForestW 27–⁠079%
Oct 16atPrincetonL 0–⁠3444%
Oct 23vsRoanokeW 49–⁠793%
Oct 30vsVirginia TechW 13–⁠066%
Nov 6atWest VirginiaL 10–⁠1448%
Nov 13atAuburnL 0–⁠7734%
Nov 20atGeorgetownW 16–⁠737%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Georgetown 16–⁠7.

In program history: The 9th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 56 on file).

Record
5–⁠3
Conference
3–⁠0 shared first in the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association (Wikipedia)
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
121–⁠139
Coach
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Elo
1557 +0 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−2.8 No. 58 of 96 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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