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1924 Washington and Lee

6–⁠3–⁠1 (4–⁠1–⁠1 Southern Conference), coached by Jimmy DeHart.

Schedule and results

Washington and Lee in 1924, game by game: won vs. Roanoke 34–0; won vs. Maryland 19–7; lost vs. Wake Forest 8–10; won at Kentucky 10–7; tied vs. Virginia Tech 0–0; won at Virginia 20–7; won vs. The Citadel 32–7; lost at West Virginia 0–6; won at NC State 34–0; lost at Florida 6–16+34−10Won 34–0 vs. Roanoke+34RoanokeWon 19–7 vs. Maryland+12MarylandLost 8–10 vs. Wake Forest-2Wake ForestWon 10–7 at Kentucky+3KentuckyTied 0–0 vs. Virginia Tech0Virginia TechWon 20–7 at Virginia+13VirginiaWon 32–7 vs. The Citadel+25The CitadelLost 0–6 at West Virginia-6West VirginiaWon 34–0 at NC State+34NC StateLost 6–16 at Florida-10Florida
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 27vsRoanokeW 34–⁠090%
Oct 4vsMarylandW 19–⁠758%
Oct 11vsWake ForestL 8–⁠1071%
Oct 18atKentuckyW 10–⁠751%
Oct 25vsVirginia TechT 0–⁠052%
Nov 1atVirginiaW 20–⁠753%
Nov 8vsThe CitadelW 32–⁠777%
Nov 15atWest VirginiaL 0–⁠637%
Nov 27atNC StateW 34–⁠068%
Dec 6atFloridaL 6–⁠1642%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Florida 16–⁠6; 5th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 7th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 56 on file).

Record
6–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
4–⁠1–⁠1 5th in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
163–⁠60
Coach
Jimmy DeHart
Elo
1575 +50 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
6.3 No. 38 of 111 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1924 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama5–⁠08–⁠1
Georgia5–⁠17–⁠3
Florida2–⁠0–⁠16–⁠2–⁠2
Tulane4–⁠18–⁠1
Washington and Lee4–⁠1–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
South Carolina3–⁠27–⁠3
Mississippi State3–⁠25–⁠4
Virginia3–⁠25–⁠4
Sewanee3–⁠25–⁠5
Georgia Tech3–⁠2–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
Vanderbilt3–⁠36–⁠3–⁠1
Virginia Tech2–⁠2–⁠34–⁠2–⁠3
VMI2–⁠3–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Kentucky2–⁠34–⁠5
North Carolina2–⁠34–⁠5
Maryland1–⁠2–⁠13–⁠3–⁠3
Auburn2–⁠4–⁠14–⁠4–⁠1
NC State1–⁠4–⁠12–⁠6–⁠2
LSU0–⁠35–⁠4
Ole Miss0–⁠34–⁠5
Tennessee0–⁠43–⁠5
Clemson0–⁠32–⁠6

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