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1928 Washington and Lee

2–⁠8 (1–⁠6 Southern Conference).

Schedule and results

Washington and Lee in 1928, game by game: won vs. Lynchburg 56–0; won vs. NC State 38–6; lost at Kentucky 0–6; lost at West Virginia 0–22; lost at Tennessee 7–26; lost at Virginia 13–20; lost at Princeton 12–25; lost vs. Virginia Tech 7–13; lost vs. Maryland 0–6; lost at Florida 6–60+56−54Won 56–0 vs. Lynchburg+56LynchburgWon 38–6 vs. NC State+32NC StateLost 0–6 at Kentucky-6KentuckyLost 0–22 at West Virginia-22West VirginiaLost 7–26 at Tennessee-19TennesseeLost 13–20 at Virginia-7VirginiaLost 12–25 at Princeton-13PrincetonLost 7–13 vs. Virginia Tech-6Virginia TechLost 0–6 vs. Maryland-6MarylandLost 6–60 at Florida-54Florida
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 29vsLynchburgW 56–⁠089%
Oct 6vsNC StateW 38–⁠649%
Oct 13atKentuckyL 0–⁠652%
Oct 20atWest VirginiaL 0–⁠2271%
Oct 27atTennesseeL 7–⁠2621%
Nov 3atVirginiaL 13–⁠2039%
Nov 10atPrincetonL 12–⁠2523%
Nov 17vsVirginia TechL 7–⁠1339%
Nov 24vsMarylandL 0–⁠646%
Nov 29atFloridaL 6–⁠6014%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Florida 60–⁠6; tied for 19th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 33rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 56 on file).

Photographs from 1928

Photographs from the Library of Congress’s Prints & Photographs Division, with no known restrictions on publication. Captions as each collection catalogues them.

Record
2–⁠8
Conference
1–⁠6 tied for 19th in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
139–⁠184
Coach
—
Elo
1386 −106 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−6.8 No. 70 of 100 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1928 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Georgia Tech7–⁠010–⁠0
Tennessee6–⁠0–⁠19–⁠0–⁠1
Florida6–⁠18–⁠1
Virginia Tech4–⁠17–⁠2
Alabama6–⁠26–⁠3
LSU3–⁠1–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
Vanderbilt4–⁠28–⁠2
Clemson4–⁠28–⁠3
Tulane3–⁠3–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Ole Miss3–⁠35–⁠4
South Carolina2–⁠2–⁠16–⁠2–⁠2
North Carolina2–⁠2–⁠25–⁠3–⁠2
Kentucky2–⁠2–⁠14–⁠3–⁠1
Maryland2–⁠3–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
VMI2–⁠3–⁠15–⁠3–⁠2
Georgia2–⁠44–⁠5
NC State1–⁠3–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1
Mississippi State1–⁠42–⁠4–⁠2
Virginia1–⁠62–⁠6–⁠1
Washington and Lee1–⁠62–⁠8
Sewanee0–⁠52–⁠7
Auburn0–⁠71–⁠8

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