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1941 Washington and Lee

1–⁠6–⁠2 (1–⁠2–⁠2 Southern Conference).

Schedule and results

Washington and Lee in 1941, game by game: lost vs. Sewanee 19–20; lost vs. Kentucky 0–7; tied at George Washington 0–0; won at Richmond 21–0; lost vs. Virginia Tech 3–13; lost vs. West Virginia 6–7; lost at Virginia 7–27; tied vs. Davidson 13–13; lost at Maryland 0–6+21−20Lost 19–20 vs. Sewanee-1SewaneeLost 0–7 vs. Kentucky-7KentuckyTied 0–0 at George Washington0George Washingt…Won 21–0 at Richmond+21RichmondLost 3–13 vs. Virginia Tech-10Virginia TechLost 6–7 vs. West Virginia-1West VirginiaLost 7–27 at Virginia-20VirginiaTied 13–13 vs. Davidson0DavidsonLost 0–6 at Maryland-6Maryland
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26vsSewaneeL 19–⁠2057%
Oct 4vsKentuckyL 0–⁠735%
Oct 10atGeorge WashingtonT 0–⁠028%
Oct 18atRichmondW 21–⁠041%
Oct 25vsVirginia TechL 3–⁠1341%
Nov 1vsWest VirginiaL 6–⁠746%
Nov 8atVirginiaL 7–⁠2719%
Nov 15vsDavidsonT 13–⁠1367%
Nov 20atMarylandL 0–⁠652%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Maryland 6–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 10th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 40th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 56 on file).

Record
1–⁠6–⁠2
Conference
1–⁠2–⁠2 10th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
69–⁠93
Coach
—
Elo
1336 −39 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−13.3 No. 100 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1941 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Duke5–⁠09–⁠12
South Carolina4–⁠0–⁠14–⁠4–⁠1
Clemson5–⁠17–⁠2
William & Mary4–⁠18–⁠2
Virginia Tech4–⁠26–⁠4
VMI4–⁠24–⁠6
Wake Forest4–⁠2–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1
NC State3–⁠4–⁠24–⁠5–⁠2
Furman2–⁠3–⁠23–⁠4–⁠2
Washington and Lee1–⁠2–⁠21–⁠6–⁠2
North Carolina2–⁠43–⁠7
Maryland1–⁠23–⁠5–⁠1
Davidson1–⁠5–⁠21–⁠6–⁠3
The Citadel0–⁠2–⁠14–⁠3–⁠1
George Washington0–⁠4–⁠11–⁠7–⁠1
Richmond0–⁠62–⁠7

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