1926 Washington and Lee

4–⁠3–⁠2 (3–⁠2–⁠1 Southern Conference).

Schedule and results

Washington and Lee in 1926, game by game: won vs. Lynchburg 35–0; lost at West Virginia 0–18; tied at Princeton 7–7; won at Kentucky 14–13; lost at Georgia Tech 7–19; lost at Virginia 7–30; won vs. Virginia Tech 13–0; won vs. Maryland 3–0; tied vs. Florida 7–7+35−23Won 35–0 vs. Lynchburg+35LynchburgLost 0–18 at West Virginia-18West VirginiaTied 7–7 at Princeton0PrincetonWon 14–13 at Kentucky+1KentuckyLost 7–19 at Georgia Tech-12Georgia TechLost 7–30 at Virginia-23VirginiaWon 13–0 vs. Virginia Tech+13Virginia TechWon 3–0 vs. Maryland+3MarylandTied 7–7 vs. Florida0Florida
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Florida 7–⁠7; tied for 7th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 14th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 56 on file).

Record
4–⁠3–⁠2
Conference
3–⁠2–⁠1 tied for 7th in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
93–⁠94
Coach
—
Elo
1519 −25 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−8.3 No. 74 of 96 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1926 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama8–⁠09–⁠0–⁠1
Tennessee5–⁠18–⁠1
Vanderbilt4–⁠18–⁠1
South Carolina4–⁠26–⁠4
Georgia4–⁠25–⁠4
Virginia4–⁠2–⁠16–⁠2–⁠2
Virginia Tech3–⁠2–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
Washington and Lee3–⁠2–⁠14–⁠3–⁠2
Georgia Tech4–⁠34–⁠5
LSU3–⁠36–⁠3
Auburn3–⁠35–⁠4
North Carolina3–⁠34–⁠5
Ole Miss2–⁠25–⁠4
Mississippi State2–⁠35–⁠4
VMI2–⁠45–⁠5
Tulane2–⁠43–⁠5–⁠1
Maryland1–⁠3–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
Florida1–⁠4–⁠12–⁠6–⁠2
Kentucky1–⁠4–⁠12–⁠6–⁠1
Clemson1–⁠32–⁠7
NC State0–⁠44–⁠6
Sewanee0–⁠52–⁠6

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