1951 West Virginia
5–5 (2–3 Southern Conference), coached by Art Lewis. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Geneva 89–0Oct 20
By 89 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22 | vsWaynesburg | W 20–9 | 82% |
| Sep 28 | at Furman | W 18–7 | 49% |
| Oct 6 | vsWashington and Lee | L 0–34 | 46% |
| Oct 13 | vs Richmond | W 24–0 | 70% |
| Oct 20 | vsGeneva | W 89–0 | 83% |
| Oct 27 | at Penn State | L 7–13 | 29% |
| Nov 3 | vsWestern Reserve | W 35–7 | 86% |
| Nov 10 | vs South Carolina | L 13–34 | 52% |
| Nov 17 | at Pittsburgh | L 12–32 | 46% |
| Nov 24 | at 4Maryland | L 7–54 | 7% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Maryland 54–7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 10th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 118th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).
- Record
- 5–5
- Conference
- 2–3 tied for 10th in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 225–190
- Coach
- Art Lewis
- Elo
- 1359 −34 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −7.2 No. 82 of 116 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- James Danter and Kereazis Konstantinos
1951 Southern Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | 5–0 | 10–0 | 3 |
 VMI | 5–0 | 7–3 | |
 William & Mary | 5–1 | 7–3 | |
| Washington and Lee | 5–1 | 6–4 | |
 Clemson | 3–1 | 7–3 | 19 |
 Duke | 4–2 | 5–4–1 | |
 Wake Forest | 5–3 | 6–4 | |
| South Carolina | 5–3 | 5–4 | |
| George Washington | 2–3–1 | 2–6–1 | |
 West Virginia | 2–3 | 5–5 | |
 North Carolina | 2–3 | 2–8 | |
 NC State | 2–6 | 3–7 | |
| Richmond | 2–6 | 3–8 | |
 The Citadel | 1–3 | 4–6 | |
| Furman | 1–4–1 | 3–6–1 | |
 Davidson | 1–5 | 1–8 | |
 Virginia Tech | 1–7 | 2–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.