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1968 William & Mary

3–⁠7 (2–⁠2 Southern Conference), coached by Marv Levy.

Schedule and results

William & Mary in 1968, game by game: won at East Carolina 14–0; lost vs. Virginia Tech 0–12; lost at Pittsburgh 3–14; lost vs. Ohio 0–41; lost vs. West Virginia 0–20; won at VMI 20–10; won vs. Villanova 33–12; lost at Syracuse 0–31; lost vs. The Citadel 21–24; lost at Richmond 6–31+21−41Won 14–0 at East Carolina+14East CarolinaLost 0–12 vs. Virginia Tech-12Virginia TechLost 3–14 at Pittsburgh-11PittsburghLost 0–41 vs. Ohio-41OhioLost 0–20 vs. West Virginia-20West VirginiaWon 20–10 at VMI+10VMIWon 33–12 vs. Villanova+21VillanovaLost 0–31 at Syracuse-31SyracuseLost 21–24 vs. The Citadel-3The CitadelLost 6–31 at Richmond-25Richmond
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 21atEast CarolinaW 14–⁠042%
Sep 28vsVirginia TechL 0–⁠1255%
Oct 5atPittsburghL 3–⁠1464%
Oct 12vsOhioL 0–⁠4143%
Oct 19vsWest VirginiaL 0–⁠2045%
Oct 26atVMIW 20–⁠1050%
Nov 2vsVillanovaW 33–⁠1247%
Nov 9atSyracuseL 0–⁠3122%
Nov 16vsThe CitadelL 21–⁠2475%
Nov 23atRichmondL 6–⁠3134%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Richmond 31–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 55th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).

Record
3–⁠7
Conference
2–⁠2 tied for 3rd in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
97–⁠195
Coach
Marv Levy
Elo
1400 −89 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−14.2 No. 96 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Jim Barton and Burt Waite

1968 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Richmond6–⁠08–⁠3
The Citadel4–⁠25–⁠5
East Carolina2–⁠24–⁠6
William & Mary2–⁠23–⁠7
Davidson1–⁠33–⁠6
VMI1–⁠31–⁠9
Furman0–⁠41–⁠9

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