1954 William & Mary
4–4–2 (1–2–2 Southern Conference), coached by Jack Freeman. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Pennsylvania 27–7Oct 2
By 20 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | at Navy | L 0–27 | 28% |
| Oct 2 | at Pennsylvania | W 27–7 | 41% |
| Oct 9 | vs NC State | L 0–26 | 78% |
| Oct 16 | at Rutgers | W 14–7 | 50% |
| Oct 22 | atGeorge Washington | T 13–13 | 39% |
| Oct 30 | at 14Virginia Tech | T 7–7 | 29% |
| Nov 6 | vs VMI | L 0–21 | 62% |
| Nov 13 | vs 16West Virginia | L 6–20 | 27% |
| Nov 20 | vs Wake Forest | W 13–9 | 56% |
| Nov 25 | at Richmond | W 2–0 | 38% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Richmond 2–0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 49th-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 1954.
- Record
- 4–4–2
- Conference
- 1–2–2 tied for 6th in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 82–137
- Coach
- Jack Freeman
- Elo
- 1425 −36 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −7.3 No. 78 of 111 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Charlie Sumner and Jerry Sazio
Drafted in 1955
The 1955 draft| Rd 7 | Bruce Sturgess B | Chicago Bears |
1954 Southern Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | 3–0 | 8–1 | 12 |
 Furman | 2–0 | 5–5 | |
| Virginia Tech | 3–0–1 | 8–0–1 | 16 |
 Davidson | 2–1 | 6–3 | |
| VMI | 4–3 | 4–6 | |
| Richmond | 2–3 | 5–4 | |
 William & Mary | 1–2–2 | 4–4–2 | |
| George Washington | 0–4–1 | 1–7–1 | |
 The Citadel | 0–4 | 2–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.