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1951 Washington and Lee

6–⁠4 (5–⁠1 Southern Conference), coached by George Barclay.

Schedule and results

Washington and Lee in 1951, game by game: won at Furman 25–7; lost vs. No. 16 Maryland 14–54; won at West Virginia 34–0; won vs. Virginia 42–14; lost at Miami 12–32; won vs. Davidson 34–0; won vs. Virginia Tech 60–0; lost at No. 1 Tennessee 14–60; lost at Louisville 7–14; won at Richmond 39–7+60−46Won 25–7 at Furman+18FurmanLost 14–54 vs. No. 16 Maryland-40No. 16 MarylandWon 34–0 at West Virginia+34West VirginiaWon 42–14 vs. Virginia+28VirginiaLost 12–32 at Miami-20MiamiWon 34–0 vs. Davidson+34DavidsonWon 60–0 vs. Virginia Tech+60Virginia TechLost 14–60 at No. 1 Tennessee-46No. 1 TennesseeLost 7–14 at Louisville-7LouisvilleWon 39–7 at Richmond+32Richmond
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 22atFurmanW 25–⁠763%
Sep 29vs16MarylandL 14–⁠5447%
Oct 6atWest VirginiaW 34–⁠054%
Oct 13vsVirginiaW 42–⁠1449%
Oct 19atMiamiL 12–⁠3241%
Oct 27vsDavidsonW 34–⁠087%
Nov 3vsVirginia TechW 60–⁠090%
Nov 10at1TennesseeL 14–⁠6022%
Nov 17atLouisvilleL 7–⁠1471%
Nov 22atRichmondW 39–⁠779%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Richmond 39–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 13th-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 1951.

Record
6–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠1 tied for 3rd in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
281–⁠188
Coach
George Barclay
Elo
1532 +10 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
9.2 No. 29 of 116 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

All-Southern Conference

1 first team, 1 second team

First team

  • Gil BocettiBAP-1; UP-1

Second team

  • Bob ThomasEAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1951 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1951 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Maryland5–⁠010–⁠03
VMI5–⁠07–⁠3
William & Mary5–⁠17–⁠3
Washington and Lee5–⁠16–⁠4
Clemson3–⁠17–⁠319
Duke4–⁠25–⁠4–⁠1
Wake Forest5–⁠36–⁠4
South Carolina5–⁠35–⁠4
George Washington2–⁠3–⁠12–⁠6–⁠1
West Virginia2–⁠35–⁠5
North Carolina2–⁠32–⁠8
NC State2–⁠63–⁠7
Richmond2–⁠63–⁠8
The Citadel1–⁠34–⁠6
Furman1–⁠4–⁠13–⁠6–⁠1
Davidson1–⁠51–⁠8
Virginia Tech1–⁠72–⁠8

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