1938 Washington and Lee
4–4–1 (2–2 Southern Conference). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat William & Mary 27–0Nov 12
By 27 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23 | vsHampden Sydney | W 7–6 | 85% |
| Oct 1 | at Virginia | L 0–13 | 53% |
| Oct 8 | vs West Virginia | T 6–6 | 34% |
| Oct 15 | at Kentucky | W 8–0 | 36% |
| Oct 22 | vs Virginia Tech | W 6–0 | 60% |
| Oct 29 | at Richmond | L 0–6 | 61% |
| Nov 5 | atCentre | L 0–7 | 71% |
| Nov 12 | vs William & Mary | W 27–0 | 68% |
| Nov 24 | at Maryland | L 13–19 | 55% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Maryland 19–13; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 29th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 56 on file).
- Record
- 4–4–1
- Conference
- 2–2 tied for 6th in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 67–57
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1400 −36 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −10.6 No. 102 of 122 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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All-Southern Conference
1 second teamSecond team
- Joe OchsieOTAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1938 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1938 Southern Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Duke | 5–0 | 9–1 | 3 |
 Clemson | 3–0–1 | 7–1–1 | |
 North Carolina | 4–1 | 6–2–1 | |
 VMI | 4–0–3 | 6–1–4 | |
| Richmond | 3–2–1 | 6–3–1 | |
 NC State | 3–3–1 | 3–7–1 | |
 South Carolina | 2–2 | 6–4–1 | |
| Washington and Lee | 2–2 | 4–4–1 | |
 Wake Forest | 3–4–1 | 4–5–1 | |
| Virginia Tech | 2–3–2 | 3–5–2 | |
 The Citadel | 2–3 | 6–5 | |
| Maryland | 1–2 | 2–7 | |
 Davidson | 2–6 | 4–6 | |
 Furman | 0–4–1 | 2–7–1 | |
| William & Mary | 0–4 | 3–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.