1938 William & Mary
3–7 (0–4 Southern Conference), coached by Branch Bocock. The season’s Wikipedia article records 2–7, over nine games to the 10 on file here. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Guilford 45–0Oct 15
By 45 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | atNorfolk Navy | W 27–0 | 70% |
| Sep 24 | at Navy | L 0–26 | 29% |
| Oct 1 | vsNewport News | L 8–9 | 82% |
| Oct 8 | vs Virginia Tech | L 0–27 | 42% |
| Oct 15 | vsGuilford | W 45–0 | 79% |
| Oct 22 | vs VMI | L 0–14 | 57% |
| Oct 29 | at Virginia | L 0–34 | 29% |
| Nov 5 | vsHampden Sydney | W 18–7 | 74% |
| Nov 12 | atWashington and Lee | L 0–27 | 32% |
| Nov 24 | at Richmond | L 7–10 | 39% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Richmond 10–7; unranked in the final AP poll; 15th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 100th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).
- Record
- 3–7
- Conference
- 0–4 15th in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 105–154
- Coach
- Branch Bocock
- Elo
- 1298 −94 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −22.9 No. 120 of 122 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Herb Krueger
1938 Southern Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Duke | 5–0 | 9–1 | 3 |
 Clemson | 3–0–1 | 7–1–1 | |
 North Carolina | 4–1 | 6–2–1 | |
| VMI | 4–0–3 | 6–1–4 | |
| Richmond | 3–2–1 | 6–3–1 | |
 NC State | 3–3–1 | 3–7–1 | |
 South Carolina | 2–2 | 6–4–1 | |
| Washington and Lee | 2–2 | 4–4–1 | |
 Wake Forest | 3–4–1 | 4–5–1 | |
| Virginia Tech | 2–3–2 | 3–5–2 | |
 The Citadel | 2–3 | 6–5 | |
 Maryland | 1–2 | 2–7 | |
 Davidson | 2–6 | 4–6 | |
 Furman | 0–4–1 | 2–7–1 | |
 William & Mary | 0–4 | 3–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.