1956 William & Mary
0–9–1 (0–5 Southern Conference), coached by Jack Freeman. Share
Schedule and results
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22 | vs Wake Forest | L 0–39 | 47% |
| Sep 29 | at Navy | L 14–39 | 15% |
| Oct 6 | vsBoston University | T 18–18 | 46% |
| Oct 13 | at Virginia Tech | L 7–34 | 19% |
| Oct 20 | vs West Virginia | L 13–20 | 26% |
| Oct 26 | at17George Washington | L 14–16 | 19% |
| Nov 3 | at VMI | L 6–20 | 46% |
| Nov 10 | at Army | L 6–34 | 12% |
| Nov 17 | at Rutgers | L 6–20 | 54% |
| Nov 22 | at Richmond | L 0–6 | 29% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Richmond 6–0; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 110th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).
- Record
- 0–9–1
- Conference
- 0–5 9th in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 84–246
- Coach
- Jack Freeman
- Elo
- 1276 −139 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −20.9 No. 99 of 111 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Jack Yohe
All-Southern Conference
2 first teamFirst team
Charlie SidwellBAP-1- Walt BrodieEAP-1
From Wikipedia’s 1956 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1956 Southern Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | 5–0 | 6–4 | |
| Virginia Tech | 3–0 | 7–2–1 | |
| George Washington | 5–1 | 8–1–1 | 17 |
 Furman | 2–2 | 2–8 | |
| VMI | 2–3–1 | 3–6–1 | |
 Davidson | 1–2–1 | 5–3–1 | |
| Richmond | 2–5 | 4–5 | |
 The Citadel | 1–3 | 3–5–1 | |
| William & Mary | 0–5 | 0–9–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.