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1950 Washington and Lee

8–⁠3 (6–⁠0 Southern Conference), coached by George Barclay, finished No. 18 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Washington and Lee in 1950, game by game: won vs. Furman 27–6; won vs. West Virginia 26–7; won at The Citadel 20–0; lost at Virginia 21–26; won at Davidson 47–12; lost at No. 8 Tennessee 20–27; won vs. Virginia Tech 25–7; won at Delaware 32–0; won at Louisville 33–28; won at Richmond 67–7; lost vs. No. 12 Wyoming 7–20+60−13Won 27–6 vs. Furman+21FurmanWon 26–7 vs. West Virginia+19West VirginiaWon 20–0 at The Citadel+20The CitadelLost 21–26 at Virginia-5VirginiaWon 47–12 at Davidson+35DavidsonLost 20–27 at No. 8 Tennessee-7No. 8 TennesseeWon 25–7 vs. Virginia Tech+18Virginia TechWon 32–0 at Delaware+32DelawareWon 33–28 at Louisville+5LouisvilleWon 67–7 at Richmond+60RichmondLost 7–20 vs. No. 12 Wyoming-13No. 12 Wyoming
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 23vsFurmanW 27–⁠667%
Sep 30vsWest VirginiaW 26–⁠748%
Oct 7atThe CitadelW 20–⁠060%
Oct 14atVirginiaL 21–⁠2635%
Oct 21atDavidsonW 47–⁠1266%
Oct 28at8TennesseeL 20–⁠2729%
Nov 4vsVirginia TechW 25–⁠786%
Nov 11atDelawareW 32–⁠084%
Nov 18atLouisvilleW 33–⁠2881%
Nov 23atRichmondW 67–⁠777%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs12WyomingGator BowlL 7–⁠2032%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Wyoming 20–⁠7 in the Gator Bowl; No. 18 in the final AP poll; first in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 12th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 56 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 9: 19
  2. Final: 18

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 1950.

Record
8–⁠3
Conference
6–⁠0 first in Southern Conference
AP final
No. 18 peak No. 18
Points
325–⁠140
Coach
George Barclay
Elo
1533 +99 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
4.1 No. 45 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1951

The 1951 draft
Rd 7Walt Michaels BCleveland Browns

All-Southern Conference

1 first team, 2 second team

First team

  • Gil BocettiBAP-1; UP-1

Second team

  • Robert ConradOGAP-2
  • Joe McCutcheonCAP-2; UP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1950 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1950 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Washington and Lee6–⁠08–⁠318
Clemson3–⁠0–⁠19–⁠0–⁠110
VMI5–⁠16–⁠4
Wake Forest6–⁠1–⁠16–⁠1–⁠2
Maryland4–⁠1–⁠17–⁠2–⁠1
Duke5–⁠27–⁠3
North Carolina3–⁠2–⁠13–⁠5–⁠2
George Washington4–⁠35–⁠4
NC State4–⁠4–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
William & Mary3–⁠34–⁠7
The Citadel2–⁠34–⁠6
South Carolina2–⁠4–⁠13–⁠4–⁠2
Furman2–⁠42–⁠8–⁠1
West Virginia1–⁠32–⁠8
Davidson1–⁠53–⁠6
Richmond1–⁠82–⁠8
Virginia Tech0–⁠80–⁠10

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