1959 William & Mary
4–6 (2–5 Southern Conference), coached by Milt Drewer. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Virginia 37–0Sep 19
By 37 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | at Virginia | W 37–0 | 46% |
| Sep 26 | at 13Navy | L 2–29 | 20% |
| Oct 3 | vs Virginia Tech | L 14–20 | 47% |
| Oct 10 | vs Furman | L 7–8 | 85% |
| Oct 17 | vs VMI | L 7–26 | 33% |
| Oct 24 | vsGeorge Washington | W 14–7 | 65% |
| Oct 31 | vs The Citadel | L 13–38 | 53% |
| Nov 7 | at Davidson | W 25–7 | 67% |
| Nov 14 | at Florida State | W 9–0 | 29% |
| Nov 21 | at Richmond | L 12–20 | 42% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Richmond 20–12; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 62nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).
- Record
- 4–6
- Conference
- 2–5 7th in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 140–155
- Coach
- Milt Drewer
- Elo
- 1387 −9 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −12.1 No. 89 of 112 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Gary Lynn and Lauren Kardatzke
All-Southern Conference
1 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Mike LashleyOTAP-1
Second team
- Wayne WoolwineOGAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1959 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1959 Southern Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| VMI | 5–0–1 | 8–1–1 | |
| The Citadel | 5–1 | 8–2 | |
| Virginia Tech | 3–1 | 6–4 | |
| Furman | 3–2 | 3–7 | |
| Richmond | 4–3–1 | 4–5–1 | |
 West Virginia | 2–2 | 3–7 | |
| William & Mary | 2–5 | 4–6 | |
| Davidson | 0–5 | 1–8 | |
| George Washington | 0–5 | 1–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.