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1947 Washington and Lee

5–⁠5 (3–⁠2 Southern Conference), coached by Art Lewis.

Schedule and results

Washington and Lee in 1947, game by game: won vs. Quantico Marines 13–0; won at Richmond 16–3; lost vs. West Virginia 6–35; won vs. George Washington 15–6; lost at No. 16 Virginia 7–32; won vs. Davidson 32–0; lost at No. 10 Army 13–65; lost vs. Virginia Tech 14–27; lost vs. No. 12 William & Mary 6–45; won at Delaware 18–13+32−52Won 13–0 vs. Quantico Marines+13Quantico MarinesWon 16–3 at Richmond+13RichmondLost 6–35 vs. West Virginia-29West VirginiaWon 15–6 vs. George Washington+9George Washingt…Lost 7–32 at No. 16 Virginia-25No. 16 VirginiaWon 32–0 vs. Davidson+32DavidsonLost 13–65 at No. 10 Army-52No. 10 ArmyLost 14–27 vs. Virginia Tech-13Virginia TechLost 6–45 vs. No. 12 William & Mary-39No. 12 William & MaryWon 18–13 at Delaware+5Delaware
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 20vsQuantico MarinesW 13–⁠071%
Sep 27atRichmondW 16–⁠337%
Oct 4vsWest VirginiaL 6–⁠3545%
Oct 11vsGeorge WashingtonW 15–⁠657%
Oct 18at16VirginiaL 7–⁠3222%
Oct 25vsDavidsonW 32–⁠060%
Nov 1at10ArmyL 13–⁠6510%
Nov 8vsVirginia TechL 14–⁠2746%
Nov 15vs12William & MaryL 6–⁠4524%
Nov 22atDelawareW 18–⁠1374%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Delaware 18–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 37th-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 1947.

Record
5–⁠5
Conference
3–⁠2 5th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
140–⁠226
Coach
Art Lewis
Elo
1364 +14 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−6.5 No. 84 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1947 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
William & Mary7–⁠19–⁠214
North Carolina4–⁠18–⁠29
South Carolina4–⁠1–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
Duke3–⁠1–⁠14–⁠3–⁠219
Washington and Lee3–⁠25–⁠5
Maryland3–⁠2–⁠17–⁠2–⁠2
NC State3–⁠2–⁠15–⁠3–⁠117
Virginia Tech4–⁠34–⁠5
Davidson3–⁠3–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Wake Forest3–⁠46–⁠4
VMI2–⁠3–⁠13–⁠5–⁠1
Clemson1–⁠34–⁠5
The Citadel1–⁠43–⁠5
Furman1–⁠42–⁠7
Richmond1–⁠53–⁠7
George Washington0–⁠41–⁠7–⁠1

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