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1933 Washington and Lee

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

Schedule and results

Washington and Lee in 1933, game by game: tied at West Virginia 0–0; won vs. Roanoke 14–6; won vs. William & Mary 7–0; lost at Yale 0–14; won vs. Kentucky 7–0; lost at Princeton 0–6; tied at Virginia Tech 7–7; won vs. Virginia 6–0; lost at Centre 0–12; lost at Maryland 13–33+8−20Tied 0–0 at West Virginia0West VirginiaWon 14–6 vs. Roanoke+8RoanokeWon 7–0 vs. William & Mary+7William & MaryLost 0–14 at Yale-14YaleWon 7–0 vs. Kentucky+7KentuckyLost 0–6 at Princeton-6PrincetonTied 7–7 at Virginia Tech0Virginia TechWon 6–0 vs. Virginia+6VirginiaLost 0–12 at Centre-12CentreLost 13–33 at Maryland-20Maryland
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 23atWest VirginiaT 0–⁠027%
Sep 30vsRoanokeW 14–⁠682%
Oct 7vsWilliam & MaryW 7–⁠046%
Oct 14atYaleL 0–⁠1428%
Oct 21vsKentuckyW 7–⁠037%
Oct 28atPrincetonL 0–⁠636%
Nov 4atVirginia TechT 7–⁠725%
Nov 11vsVirginiaW 6–⁠061%
Nov 18atCentreL 0–⁠1269%
Nov 23atMarylandL 13–⁠3347%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Maryland 33–⁠13; tied for 5th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 38th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 56 on file).

Record
4–⁠4–⁠2
Conference
1–⁠1–⁠1 tied for 5th in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
54–⁠78
Coach
—
Elo
1363 −12 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−8.6 No. 94 of 126 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

All-Southern Conference

1 first team, 2 second team

First team

  • Amos BolenOGAP-1

Second team

  • Joe SawyersRBAP-2
  • John HanleyEAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1933 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1933 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Duke4–⁠09–⁠1
South Carolina3–⁠06–⁠3–⁠1
North Carolina2–⁠14–⁠5
VMI2–⁠1–⁠12–⁠7–⁠1
Virginia Tech1–⁠1–⁠34–⁠3–⁠3
Washington and Lee1–⁠1–⁠14–⁠4–⁠2
Clemson1–⁠13–⁠6–⁠2
Virginia1–⁠3–⁠12–⁠6–⁠2
Maryland1–⁠43–⁠7
NC State0–⁠41–⁠5–⁠3

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