CollegeFootballDigestfrom CooperSearch

1946 Washington and Lee

2–⁠6 (1–⁠4 Southern Conference), coached by Art Lewis.

Schedule and results

Washington and Lee in 1946, game by game: won vs. Hampden Sydney 41–6; lost vs. West Virginia 0–6; lost vs. No. 19 William & Mary 18–34; lost vs. Richmond 0–20; won at Davidson 25–6; lost vs. Virginia Tech 7–13; lost at Maryland 7–24; lost at Miami 20–40+35−20Won 41–6 vs. Hampden Sydney+35Hampden SydneyLost 0–6 vs. West Virginia-6West VirginiaLost 18–34 vs. No. 19 William & Mary-16No. 19 William & MaryLost 0–20 vs. Richmond-20RichmondWon 25–6 at Davidson+19DavidsonLost 7–13 vs. Virginia Tech-6Virginia TechLost 7–24 at Maryland-17MarylandLost 20–40 at Miami-20Miami
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 5vsHampden SydneyW 41–⁠675%
Oct 12vsWest VirginiaL 0–⁠647%
Oct 19vs19William & MaryL 18–⁠3426%
Oct 26vsRichmondL 0–⁠2066%
Nov 2atDavidsonW 25–⁠633%
Nov 9vsVirginia TechL 7–⁠1339%
Nov 16atMarylandL 7–⁠2431%
Nov 22atMiamiL 20–⁠4015%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Miami 40–⁠20; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 13th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 43rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 56 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1946.

Record
2–⁠6
Conference
1–⁠4 tied for 13th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
118–⁠149
Coach
Art Lewis
Elo
1275 −55 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−7.8 No. 88 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

All-Southern Conference

1 first team

First team

  • Bill ChipleyEAP-1; UP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1946 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1946 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
North Carolina4–⁠0–⁠18–⁠2–⁠19
William & Mary7–⁠18–⁠2
NC State6–⁠18–⁠318
South Carolina4–⁠25–⁠3
Duke3–⁠24–⁠5
Richmond3–⁠2–⁠26–⁠2–⁠3
Virginia Tech3–⁠3–⁠23–⁠4–⁠3
VMI3–⁠3–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1
George Washington1–⁠14–⁠3
Wake Forest2–⁠36–⁠3
Clemson2–⁠34–⁠5
Maryland2–⁠53–⁠6
Washington and Lee1–⁠42–⁠6
Furman1–⁠42–⁠8
Davidson1–⁠54–⁠5
The Citadel1–⁠53–⁠5

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