1940 William & Mary
6–2–1 (2–1–1 Southern Conference), coached by Carl Voyles. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Newport News 42–0Oct 5
By 42 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21 | at NC State | L 0–16 | 49% |
| Sep 28 | at Navy | L 7–19 | 34% |
| Oct 5 | vsNewport News | W 42–0 | 87% |
| Oct 12 | vs Virginia Tech | W 20–13 | 55% |
| Oct 19 | vsHampden Sydney | W 41–0 | 67% |
| Oct 26 | vs Virginia | W 13–6 | 54% |
| Nov 2 | at VMI | T 0–0 | 41% |
| Nov 9 | vsRandolph Macon | W 46–6 | 90% |
| Nov 21 | at Richmond | W 16–0 | 59% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Richmond 16–0; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 15th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).
- Record
- 6–2–1
- Conference
- 2–1–1 4th in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 185–60
- Coach
- Carl Voyles
- Elo
- 1504 +56 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −3.9 No. 78 of 121 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Charles Gondak
1940 Southern Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Clemson | 4–0 | 6–2–1 | |
 Duke | 4–1 | 7–2 | 18 |
 Wake Forest | 4–2 | 7–3 | |
 William & Mary | 2–1–1 | 6–2–1 | |
| Richmond | 3–2 | 6–3 | |
 North Carolina | 3–2 | 6–4 | |
| VMI | 3–2–1 | 7–2–1 | |
 Furman | 4–3 | 5–4 | |
| Washington and Lee | 1–1–1 | 2–7–1 | |
| Virginia Tech | 2–3 | 5–5 | |
| NC State | 3–5 | 3–6 | |
 South Carolina | 1–3 | 3–6 | |
 Maryland | 0–1–1 | 2–6–1 | |
 Davidson | 1–5 | 5–5 | |
 The Citadel | 0–4 | 4–5 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.