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1936 Washington and Lee

4–⁠5 (3–⁠2 Southern Conference).

Schedule and results

Washington and Lee in 1936, game by game: won vs. Elon 27–0; lost at Army 0–28; lost vs. West Virginia 7–28; lost vs. Kentucky 7–39; won at Virginia 13–0; lost vs. No. 13 Duke 0–51; won vs. Virginia Tech 27–0; won at William & Mary 13–7; lost at Maryland 6–19+27−51Won 27–0 vs. Elon+27ElonLost 0–28 at Army-28ArmyLost 7–28 vs. West Virginia-21West VirginiaLost 7–39 vs. Kentucky-32KentuckyWon 13–0 at Virginia+13VirginiaLost 0–51 vs. No. 13 Duke-51No. 13 DukeWon 27–0 vs. Virginia Tech+27Virginia TechWon 13–7 at William & Mary+6William & MaryLost 6–19 at Maryland-13Maryland
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26vsElonW 27–⁠092%
Oct 3atArmyL 0–⁠2828%
Oct 10vsWest VirginiaL 7–⁠2847%
Oct 17vsKentuckyL 7–⁠3944%
Oct 24atVirginiaW 13–⁠044%
Oct 31vs13DukeL 0–⁠5118%
Nov 7vsVirginia TechW 27–⁠054%
Nov 14atWilliam & MaryW 13–⁠768%
Nov 26atMarylandL 6–⁠1930%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Maryland 19–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 23rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 56 on file).

Record
4–⁠5
Conference
3–⁠2 6th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
100–⁠172
Coach
—
Elo
1435 −28 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−12.9 No. 106 of 131 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

All-Southern Conference

1 first team

First team

  • Duane BerryOGAP-2; UP-1

From Wikipedia’s 1936 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1936 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Duke7–⁠09–⁠111
North Carolina6–⁠18–⁠2
Furman4–⁠17–⁠2
VMI5–⁠26–⁠4
Maryland4–⁠26–⁠5
Washington and Lee3–⁠24–⁠5
Davidson4–⁠35–⁠4
Clemson3–⁠35–⁠5
Virginia Tech4–⁠55–⁠5
Wake Forest2–⁠35–⁠4
NC State2–⁠43–⁠7
South Carolina2–⁠55–⁠7
Richmond1–⁠34–⁠4–⁠2
Virginia1–⁠52–⁠7
The Citadel0–⁠44–⁠6
William & Mary0–⁠51–⁠8

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