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1935 Washington and Lee

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

Schedule and results

Washington and Lee in 1935, game by game: won vs. Wofford 18–0; lost vs. Duke 0–26; won at Centre 14–7; lost at Virginia Tech 0–15; lost at West Virginia 0–20; won vs. Virginia 20–0; tied at Maryland 0–0; lost at South Carolina 0–2+20−26Won 18–0 vs. Wofford+18WoffordLost 0–26 vs. Duke-26DukeWon 14–7 at Centre+7CentreLost 0–15 at Virginia Tech-15Virginia TechLost 0–20 at West Virginia-20West VirginiaWon 20–0 vs. Virginia+20VirginiaTied 0–0 at Maryland0MarylandLost 0–2 at South Carolina-2South Carolina
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 28vsWoffordW 18–⁠094%
Oct 5vsDukeL 0–⁠2641%
Oct 19atCentreW 14–⁠775%
Oct 26atVirginia TechL 0–⁠1552%
Nov 2atWest VirginiaL 0–⁠2046%
Nov 9vsVirginiaW 20–⁠071%
Nov 16atMarylandT 0–⁠035%
Nov 23atSouth CarolinaL 0–⁠256%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to South Carolina 2–⁠0; 7th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 21st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 56 on file).

Record
3–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
1–⁠3–⁠1 7th in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
52–⁠70
Coach
—
Elo
1445 −63 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−13.5 No. 108 of 128 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

All-Southern Conference

1 first team, 1 second team

First team

  • Hugo BoninoOTAP-1

Second team

  • Bill EllisEAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1935 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1935 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Duke5–⁠08–⁠2
North Carolina4–⁠18–⁠1
Maryland3–⁠1–⁠17–⁠2–⁠2
Clemson2–⁠16–⁠3
Virginia Tech3–⁠3–⁠14–⁠3–⁠2
NC State2–⁠26–⁠4
Washington and Lee1–⁠3–⁠13–⁠4–⁠1
South Carolina1–⁠43–⁠7
Virginia0–⁠3–⁠21–⁠5–⁠4
VMI0–⁠3–⁠12–⁠7–⁠1

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