1939 Washington and Lee
3–4–1 (1–2 Southern Conference). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Sewanee 9–0Sep 30
By 9 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 | vsSewanee | W 9–0 | 69% |
| Oct 7 | vs Richmond | L 0–7 | 75% |
| Oct 14 | atRhodes | T 7–7 | 63% |
| Oct 21 | vs West Virginia | W 9–0 | 43% |
| Oct 28 | vs Virginia Tech | W 6–0 | 54% |
| Nov 4 | atWashington St. Louis | L 6–12 | 45% |
| Nov 10 | vs Virginia | L 0–7 | 52% |
| Nov 18 | at William & Mary | L 14–18 | 47% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to William & Mary 18–14; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 9th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 28th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 56 on file).
- Record
- 3–4–1
- Conference
- 1–2 tied for 9th in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 51–51
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1400 −33 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −6.1 No. 88 of 124 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
All-Southern Conference
1 first teamFirst team
- Dick BoisseauOTAP-1; UP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1939 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1939 Southern Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Duke | 5–0 | 8–1 | 8 |
 Clemson | 4–0 | 9–1 | 12 |
 North Carolina | 5–1 | 8–1–1 | |
| William & Mary | 2–0–1 | 6–2–1 | |
| Richmond | 3–1–1 | 7–1–2 | |
 VMI | 3–1–1 | 6–3–1 | |
 Wake Forest | 3–3 | 7–3 | |
 Furman | 3–3 | 5–4 | |
 NC State | 2–4 | 2–8 | |
| Washington and Lee | 1–2 | 3–4–1 | |
| Virginia Tech | 1–4–1 | 4–5–1 | |
 South Carolina | 1–3 | 3–6–1 | |
 Davidson | 1–7 | 2–7 | |
 The Citadel | 0–4 | 3–8 | |
 Maryland | 0–1 | 2–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.