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1937 Washington and Lee

4–⁠5 (2–⁠3 Southern Conference).

Schedule and results

Washington and Lee in 1937, game by game: won vs. Wofford 20–0; won vs. Richmond 6–0; lost vs. West Virginia 0–6; lost at Kentucky 6–41; lost at Virginia Tech 7–19; lost vs. No. 13 Duke 0–43; won vs. Virginia 13–6; won at William & Mary 14–12; lost at Maryland 0–8+20−43Won 20–0 vs. Wofford+20WoffordWon 6–0 vs. Richmond+6RichmondLost 0–6 vs. West Virginia-6West VirginiaLost 6–41 at Kentucky-35KentuckyLost 7–19 at Virginia Tech-12Virginia TechLost 0–43 vs. No. 13 Duke-43No. 13 DukeWon 13–6 vs. Virginia+7VirginiaWon 14–12 at William & Mary+2William & MaryLost 0–8 at Maryland-8Maryland
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25vsWoffordW 20–⁠094%
Oct 2vsRichmondW 6–⁠065%
Oct 9vsWest VirginiaL 0–⁠653%
Oct 16atKentuckyL 6–⁠4142%
Oct 23atVirginia TechL 7–⁠1948%
Oct 30vs13DukeL 0–⁠4314%
Nov 6vsVirginiaW 13–⁠665%
Nov 13atWilliam & MaryW 14–⁠1248%
Nov 25atMarylandL 0–⁠825%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Maryland 8–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 26th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 56 on file).

Record
4–⁠5
Conference
2–⁠3 tied for 8th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
66–⁠135
Coach
—
Elo
1405 −52 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−14.1 No. 110 of 126 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1937 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Maryland2–⁠08–⁠2
North Carolina4–⁠0–⁠17–⁠1–⁠119
Duke5–⁠17–⁠2–⁠120
Clemson2–⁠0–⁠14–⁠4–⁠1
VMI4–⁠25–⁠5
NC State4–⁠2–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
South Carolina2–⁠2–⁠15–⁠6–⁠1
The Citadel2–⁠37–⁠4
Richmond2–⁠35–⁠4–⁠1
Washington and Lee2–⁠34–⁠5
Furman1–⁠2–⁠24–⁠3–⁠2
Virginia Tech2–⁠45–⁠5
William & Mary1–⁠34–⁠5
Wake Forest1–⁠43–⁠6
Davidson1–⁠62–⁠8

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