1937 William & Mary

4–⁠5 (1–⁠3 Southern Conference), coached by Branch Bocock.

Schedule and results

William & Mary in 1937, game by game: lost at Navy 0–45; lost vs. VMI 9–20; won vs. Virginia Tech 12–0; won vs. Guilford 37–0; won at American 38–0; lost at Virginia 0–6; won vs. Hampden Sydney 21–12; lost vs. Washington and Lee 12–14; lost at Richmond 0–6+38−45Lost 0–45 at Navy-45NavyLost 9–20 vs. VMI-11VMIWon 12–0 vs. Virginia Tech+12Virginia TechWon 37–0 vs. Guilford+37GuilfordWon 38–0 at American+38AmericanLost 0–6 at Virginia-6VirginiaWon 21–12 vs. Hampden Sydney+9Hampden SydneyLost 12–14 vs. Washington and Lee-2Washington and …Lost 0–6 at Richmond-6Richmond
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Richmond 6–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 13th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 84th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).

Record
4–⁠5
Conference
1–⁠3 13th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
129–⁠103
Coach
Branch Bocock
Elo
1337 +18 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−16.3 No. 112 of 126 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
John Coiner

1937 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Maryland2–⁠08–⁠2
North Carolina4–⁠0–⁠17–⁠1–⁠119
Duke5–⁠17–⁠2–⁠120
Clemson2–⁠0–⁠14–⁠4–⁠1
VMI4–⁠25–⁠5
NC State4–⁠2–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
South Carolina2–⁠2–⁠15–⁠6–⁠1
The Citadel2–⁠37–⁠4
Richmond2–⁠35–⁠4–⁠1
Washington and Lee2–⁠34–⁠5
Furman1–⁠2–⁠24–⁠3–⁠2
Virginia Tech2–⁠45–⁠5
William & Mary1–⁠34–⁠5
Wake Forest1–⁠43–⁠6
Davidson1–⁠62–⁠8

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