1944 William & Mary
5–2–1 (2–1–1 Southern Conference), coached by Rube McCray. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Fort Monroe 46–0Sep 30
By 46 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 | vsFort Monroe | W 46–0 | 93% |
| Oct 6 | vsHampden Sydney | W 38–0 | 92% |
| Oct 14 | at 9Pennsylvania | L 0–46 | 43% |
| Oct 21 | vsRichmond Field | W 39–0 | 94% |
| Oct 28 | at NC State | L 2–19 | 67% |
| Nov 11 | at North Carolina | T 0–0 | 52% |
| Nov 18 | vs VMI | W 26–0 | 90% |
| Nov 30 | at Richmond | W 40–0 | 83% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Richmond 40–0; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 9th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1944.
- Record
- 5–2–1
- Conference
- 2–1–1 4th in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 191–65
- Coach
- Rube McCray
- Elo
- 1546 −44 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −10.4 No. 71 of 95 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Johnny Clowes
All-Southern Conference
1 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Johnny ClowesOGAP-1
Second team
- Tom MikulaBAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1944 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1944 Southern Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Duke | 4–0 | 6–4 | 11 |
 Wake Forest | 6–1 | 8–1 | |
 Clemson | 3–1 | 4–5 | |
| William & Mary | 2–1–1 | 5–2–1 | |
| NC State | 3–2 | 7–2 | |
 Maryland | 1–1 | 1–7–1 | |
 South Carolina | 1–3 | 3–4–2 | |
| VMI | 1–5 | 1–8 | |
| North Carolina | 0–3–1 | 1–7–1 | |
| Richmond | 0–4 | 2–6 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.