1961 William & Mary

1–⁠9 (1–⁠6 Southern Conference), coached by Milt Drewer.

Team portrait from 1962 Colonial Echo
Team portrait from 1962 Colonial EchoPhoto: not named, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

William & Mary in 1961, game by game: lost vs. Virginia Tech 6–20; lost at Virginia 6–21; lost at Navy 6–44; won vs. Furman 19–6; lost vs. The Citadel 8–10; lost at George Washington 12–49; lost vs. VMI 7–14; lost vs. Davidson 30–31; lost at Army 13–48; lost at Richmond 18–36+13−38Lost 6–20 vs. Virginia Tech-14Virginia TechLost 6–21 at Virginia-15VirginiaLost 6–44 at Navy-38NavyWon 19–6 vs. Furman+13FurmanLost 8–10 vs. The Citadel-2The CitadelLost 12–49 at George Washington-37George Washingt…Lost 7–14 vs. VMI-7VMILost 30–31 vs. Davidson-1DavidsonLost 13–48 at Army-35ArmyLost 18–36 at Richmond-18Richmond
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Richmond 36–⁠18; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 112th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).

Record
1–⁠9
Conference
1–⁠6 9th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
125–⁠279
Coach
Milt Drewer
Elo
1264 −106 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−23.1 No. 105 of 111 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Roger Hale and Eric Erdossy

1961 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
The Citadel5–⁠17–⁠3
Richmond5–⁠25–⁠5
VMI4–⁠26–⁠4
West Virginia2–⁠14–⁠6
Furman2–⁠27–⁠3
George Washington3–⁠43–⁠6
Virginia Tech2–⁠34–⁠5
Davidson1–⁠44–⁠4
William & Mary1–⁠61–⁠9

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