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1948 William & Mary

7–⁠2–⁠2 (5–⁠1–⁠1 Southern Conference), coached by Rube McCray, finished No. 17 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

William & Mary in 1948, game by game: won at Davidson 14–6; lost vs. Wake Forest 12–21; won vs. VMI 31–0; won at Virginia Tech 30–0; lost at St. Bonaventure 6–7; won vs. Richmond 14–6; tied at No. 3 North Carolina 7–7; tied at Boston College 14–14; won vs. NC State 26–6; won at Arkansas 9–0; won vs. Oklahoma State 20–0+31−9Won 14–6 at Davidson+8DavidsonLost 12–21 vs. Wake Forest-9Wake ForestWon 31–0 vs. VMI+31VMIWon 30–0 at Virginia Tech+30Virginia TechLost 6–7 at St. Bonaventure-1St. BonaventureWon 14–6 vs. Richmond+8RichmondTied 7–7 at No. 3 North Carolina0No. 3 North CarolinaTied 14–14 at Boston College0Boston CollegeWon 26–6 vs. NC State+20NC StateWon 9–0 at Arkansas+9ArkansasWon 20–0 vs. Oklahoma State+20Oklahoma State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25atDavidsonW 14–⁠664%
Oct 2vsWake ForestL 12–⁠2169%
Oct 9vsVMIW 31–⁠065%
Oct 16atVirginia TechW 30–⁠072%
Oct 23atSt. BonaventureL 6–⁠782%
Oct 30vsRichmondW 14–⁠685%
Nov 6at3North CarolinaT 7–⁠724%
Nov 13atBoston CollegeT 14–⁠1456%
Nov 20vsNC StateW 26–⁠669%
Nov 27atArkansasW 9–⁠058%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvsOklahoma StateDelta BowlW 20–⁠065%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Oklahoma State 20–⁠0 in the Delta Bowl; No. 17 in the final AP poll; 4th in the Southern Conference.

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

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 8: 20
  2. Final: 17

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 1948.

Record
7–⁠2–⁠2
Conference
5–⁠1–⁠1 4th in Southern Conference
AP final
No. 17 peak No. 17
Points
183–⁠67
Coach
Rube McCray
Elo
1666 +76 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
13.4 No. 22 of 117 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Harry Caughron and Lou Hoitsma

All-Southern Conference

2 first team, 1 second team

First team

Second team

  • Lou HoitsmaEAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1948 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1948 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Clemson5–⁠011–⁠011
North Carolina4–⁠0–⁠19–⁠1–⁠13
VMI5–⁠16–⁠3
William & Mary5–⁠1–⁠17–⁠2–⁠217
Wake Forest5–⁠26–⁠420
Maryland4–⁠26–⁠4
Duke3–⁠2–⁠14–⁠3–⁠2
Richmond3–⁠3–⁠15–⁠3–⁠2
Washington and Lee2–⁠24–⁠6
George Washington2–⁠44–⁠6
Furman2–⁠42–⁠6–⁠1
Davidson2–⁠53–⁠5–⁠1
South Carolina1–⁠33–⁠5
NC State1–⁠4–⁠13–⁠6–⁠1
Virginia Tech0–⁠6–⁠10–⁠8–⁠1
The Citadel0–⁠52–⁠7

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