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1965 William & Mary

6–⁠4 (5–⁠1 Southern Conference), coached by Marv Levy.

Schedule and results

William & Mary in 1965, game by game: won vs. VMI 32–21; lost vs. West Virginia 14–34; lost at Virginia Tech 7–9; lost at Navy 14–42; won at Davidson 41–7; won vs. George Washington 28–14; won vs. Southern Miss 3–0; won at The Citadel 20–6; lost at Boston College 17–30; won vs. Richmond 21–0+34−28Won 32–21 vs. VMI+11VMILost 14–34 vs. West Virginia-20West VirginiaLost 7–9 at Virginia Tech-2Virginia TechLost 14–42 at Navy-28NavyWon 41–7 at Davidson+34DavidsonWon 28–14 vs. George Washington+14George Washingt…Won 3–0 vs. Southern Miss+3Southern MissWon 20–6 at The Citadel+14The CitadelLost 17–30 at Boston College-13Boston CollegeWon 21–0 vs. Richmond+21Richmond
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 18vsVMIW 32–⁠2165%
Sep 25vsWest VirginiaL 14–⁠3448%
Oct 2atVirginia TechL 7–⁠924%
Oct 9atNavyL 14–⁠4227%
Oct 16atDavidsonW 41–⁠766%
Oct 23vsGeorge WashingtonW 28–⁠1452%
Oct 30vsSouthern MissW 3–⁠046%
Nov 6atThe CitadelW 20–⁠667%
Nov 13atBoston CollegeL 17–⁠3039%
Nov 20vsRichmondW 21–⁠086%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Richmond 21–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 30th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).

Record
6–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠1 2nd in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
197–⁠163
Coach
Marv Levy
Elo
1463 +34 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−6.4 No. 83 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Tom Feola and Jim Dick

1965 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
West Virginia4–⁠06–⁠4
William & Mary5–⁠16–⁠4
East Carolina3–⁠19–⁠1
VMI3–⁠23–⁠7
George Washington4–⁠35–⁠5
Davidson2–⁠36–⁠4
Furman2–⁠35–⁠5
The Citadel2–⁠62–⁠8
Richmond0–⁠60–⁠10

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