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1948 Washington and Lee

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

Schedule and results

Washington and Lee in 1948, game by game: lost vs. Furman 7–10; won vs. Ohio 13–0; lost at No. 6 Georgia Tech 0–27; lost vs. Virginia 6–41; lost vs. West Virginia 7–14; lost at No. 7 Pennsylvania 7–40; won vs. Virginia Tech 14–7; won at Davidson 21–20; won at Delaware 21–14; lost at Richmond 12–14+13−35Lost 7–10 vs. Furman-3FurmanWon 13–0 vs. Ohio+13OhioLost 0–27 at No. 6 Georgia Tech-27No. 6 Georgia TechLost 6–41 vs. Virginia-35VirginiaLost 7–14 vs. West Virginia-7West VirginiaLost 7–40 at No. 7 Pennsylvania-33No. 7 PennsylvaniaWon 14–7 vs. Virginia Tech+7Virginia TechWon 21–20 at Davidson+1DavidsonWon 21–14 at Delaware+7DelawareLost 12–14 at Richmond-2Richmond
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25vsFurmanL 7–⁠1070%
Oct 2vsOhioW 13–⁠063%
Oct 9at6Georgia TechL 0–⁠2714%
Oct 16vsVirginiaL 6–⁠4143%
Oct 23vsWest VirginiaL 7–⁠1436%
Oct 30at7PennsylvaniaL 7–⁠4011%
Nov 6vsVirginia TechW 14–⁠751%
Nov 13atDavidsonW 21–⁠2044%
Nov 20atDelawareW 21–⁠1478%
Nov 25atRichmondL 12–⁠1444%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Richmond 14–⁠12; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 36th-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 1948.

Record
4–⁠6
Conference
2–⁠2 tied for 8th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
108–⁠187
Coach
Art Lewis
Elo
1375 −34 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−12.4 No. 93 of 117 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1949

The 1949 draft
Rd 5Mike Boyda BNew York Bulldogs

1948 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Clemson5–⁠011–⁠011
North Carolina4–⁠0–⁠19–⁠1–⁠13
VMI5–⁠16–⁠3
William & Mary5–⁠1–⁠17–⁠2–⁠217
Wake Forest5–⁠26–⁠420
Maryland4–⁠26–⁠4
Duke3–⁠2–⁠14–⁠3–⁠2
Richmond3–⁠3–⁠15–⁠3–⁠2
Washington and Lee2–⁠24–⁠6
George Washington2–⁠44–⁠6
Furman2–⁠42–⁠6–⁠1
Davidson2–⁠53–⁠5–⁠1
South Carolina1–⁠33–⁠5
NC State1–⁠4–⁠13–⁠6–⁠1
Virginia Tech0–⁠6–⁠10–⁠8–⁠1
The Citadel0–⁠52–⁠7

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