1934 Washington and Lee

7–⁠3 (4–⁠0 Southern Conference).

Schedule and results

Washington and Lee in 1934, game by game: won vs. Wofford 19–0; won at Kentucky 7–0; won vs. Maryland 7–0; lost at West Virginia 0–12; lost at Princeton 12–14; won vs. Virginia Tech 13–7; lost at Navy 0–26; won at Virginia 20–0; won at William & Mary 7–0; won at South Carolina 14–7+20−26Won 19–0 vs. Wofford+19WoffordWon 7–0 at Kentucky+7KentuckyWon 7–0 vs. Maryland+7MarylandLost 0–12 at West Virginia-12West VirginiaLost 12–14 at Princeton-2PrincetonWon 13–7 vs. Virginia Tech+6Virginia TechLost 0–26 at Navy-26NavyWon 20–0 at Virginia+20VirginiaWon 7–0 at William & Mary+7William & MaryWon 14–7 at South Carolina+7South Carolina
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat South Carolina 14–⁠7; first in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 16th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 56 on file).

Record
7–⁠3
Conference
4–⁠0 first in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
99–⁠66
Coach
—
Elo
1512 +103 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
2.4 No. 62 of 124 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

All-Southern Conference

3 second team

Second team

  • Sam MattoxRBAP-2
  • SmithEAP-2
  • Bill DyerOTAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1934 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1934 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Washington and Lee4–⁠07–⁠3
North Carolina2–⁠0–⁠17–⁠1–⁠1
Duke3–⁠17–⁠2
Maryland3–⁠17–⁠3
Clemson2–⁠15–⁠4
Virginia Tech3–⁠35–⁠5
South Carolina2–⁠35–⁠4
NC State1–⁠3–⁠12–⁠6–⁠1
Virginia1–⁠43–⁠6
VMI0–⁠51–⁠8

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