1955 William & Mary
1–7–1 (1–3–1 Southern Conference), coached by Jack Freeman. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat VMI 20–13Oct 29
By 7 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24 | at Navy | L 0–7 | 18% |
| Oct 1 | vs Virginia Tech | L 7–14 | 43% |
| Oct 8 | at Duke | L 7–47 | 16% |
| Oct 15 | at West Virginia | L 13–39 | 16% |
| Oct 22 | vsGeorge Washington | L 0–16 | 45% |
| Oct 29 | vs VMI | W 20–13 | 70% |
| Nov 5 | at Wake Forest | L 7–13 | 31% |
| Nov 19 | at NC State | L 21–28 | 33% |
| Nov 24 | at Richmond | T 6–6 | 27% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Tied Richmond 6–6; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 71st-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 1955.
- Record
- 1–7–1
- Conference
- 1–3–1 8th in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 81–183
- Coach
- Jack Freeman
- Elo
- 1372 −78 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −9.4 No. 85 of 110 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Al Grieco and Bill Marfizo
Drafted in 1956
The 1956 draft| Rd 6 | Bob Lusk C | Detroit Lions |
All-Southern Conference
2 first teamFirst team
Walt BrodieEAP-1- Bob LuskOTAP-1
From Wikipedia’s 1955 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1955 Southern Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | 4–0 | 8–2 | 19 |
| Virginia Tech | 2–1–1 | 6–3–1 | |
| George Washington | 3–2 | 5–4 | |
| Richmond | 3–2–2 | 4–3–2 | |
 Davidson | 2–2 | 5–4 | |
 The Citadel | 2–2 | 5–4 | |
 Furman | 1–1 | 1–9 | |
| William & Mary | 1–3–1 | 1–7–1 | |
| VMI | 1–6 | 1–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.