1939 William & Mary
6–2–1 (2–0–1 Southern Conference), coached by Carl Voyles. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Newport News 39–6Oct 7
By 33 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23 | vsGuilford | W 31–6 | 81% |
| Sep 30 | at Navy | L 6–31 | 24% |
| Oct 7 | atNewport News | W 39–6 | 70% |
| Oct 17 | vs Virginia Tech | T 6–6 | 48% |
| Oct 21 | vsHampden Sydney | W 26–0 | 73% |
| Oct 28 | vs Virginia | L 6–26 | 45% |
| Nov 11 | vsRandolph Macon | W 19–6 | 82% |
| Nov 18 | vsWashington and Lee | W 18–14 | 53% |
| Nov 25 | at Richmond | W 7–0 | 39% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Richmond 7–0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 52nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).
- Record
- 6–2–1
- Conference
- 2–0–1 tied for 3rd in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 158–95
- Coach
- Carl Voyles
- Elo
- 1422 +57 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −6.8 No. 91 of 124 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- John Dillard and Loyd Phillips
1939 Southern Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Duke | 5–0 | 8–1 | 8 |
 Clemson | 4–0 | 9–1 | 12 |
 North Carolina | 5–1 | 8–1–1 | |
 William & Mary | 2–0–1 | 6–2–1 | |
| Richmond | 3–1–1 | 7–1–2 | |
 VMI | 3–1–1 | 6–3–1 | |
 Wake Forest | 3–3 | 7–3 | |
 Furman | 3–3 | 5–4 | |
 NC State | 2–4 | 2–8 | |
| Washington and Lee | 1–2 | 3–4–1 | |
| Virginia Tech | 1–4–1 | 4–5–1 | |
 South Carolina | 1–3 | 3–6–1 | |
 Davidson | 1–7 | 2–7 | |
 The Citadel | 0–4 | 3–8 | |
 Maryland | 0–1 | 2–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.