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1930 Washington and Lee

3–⁠6–⁠1 (0–⁠4–⁠1 Southern Conference).

Schedule and results

Washington and Lee in 1930, game by game: won vs. Randolph Macon 32–0; won vs. Hampden Sydney 15–0; won at Richmond 14–0; lost at West Virginia 13–33; lost at Kentucky 14–33; lost vs. St. John’s (Maryland) 0–7; tied vs. Virginia Tech 0–0; lost at Maryland 7–41; lost at Virginia 7–21; lost at Duke 0–14+32−34Won 32–0 vs. Randolph Macon+32Randolph MaconWon 15–0 vs. Hampden Sydney+15Hampden SydneyWon 14–0 at Richmond+14RichmondLost 13–33 at West Virginia-20West VirginiaLost 14–33 at Kentucky-19KentuckyLost 0–7 vs. St. John’s (Maryland)-7St. John’s (Mar…Tied 0–0 vs. Virginia Tech0Virginia TechLost 7–41 at Maryland-34MarylandLost 7–21 at Virginia-14VirginiaLost 0–14 at Duke-14Duke
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 20vsRandolph MaconW 32–⁠086%
Sep 27vsHampden SydneyW 15–⁠084%
Oct 4atRichmondW 14–⁠050%
Oct 11atWest VirginiaL 13–⁠3342%
Oct 18atKentuckyL 14–⁠3325%
Oct 25vsSt. John’s (Maryland)L 0–⁠786%
Nov 1vsVirginia TechT 0–⁠045%
Nov 8atMarylandL 7–⁠4127%
Nov 15atVirginiaL 7–⁠2138%
Nov 27atDukeL 0–⁠1417%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Duke 14–⁠0; 22nd in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 39th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 56 on file).

Record
3–⁠6–⁠1
Conference
0–⁠4–⁠1 22nd in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
102–⁠149
Coach
—
Elo
1348 −82 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−20.2 No. 100 of 106 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1930 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama8–⁠010–⁠0
Tulane5–⁠08–⁠1
Tennessee6–⁠19–⁠1
Duke4–⁠1–⁠18–⁠1–⁠2
Vanderbilt5–⁠28–⁠2
Maryland4–⁠27–⁠5
Florida4–⁠2–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
North Carolina4–⁠2–⁠25–⁠3–⁠2
Clemson3–⁠28–⁠2
Georgia3–⁠2–⁠17–⁠2–⁠1
Kentucky4–⁠35–⁠3
South Carolina4–⁠36–⁠4
Virginia Tech2–⁠3–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
Mississippi State2–⁠32–⁠7
Georgia Tech2–⁠4–⁠12–⁠6–⁠1
LSU2–⁠46–⁠4
Virginia2–⁠54–⁠6
Sewanee1–⁠43–⁠6–⁠1
Ole Miss1–⁠53–⁠5–⁠1
NC State1–⁠52–⁠8
Auburn1–⁠63–⁠7
Washington and Lee0–⁠4–⁠13–⁠6–⁠1
VMI0–⁠53–⁠6

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