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1979 William & Mary

4–⁠7, coached by Jim Root.

Schedule and results

William & Mary in 1979, game by game: lost at VMI 3–7; won vs. Colgate 28–15; lost at Virginia Tech 14–35; lost at Georgia Tech 7–33; won vs. James Madison 33–0; lost vs. Navy 7–24; lost vs. Rutgers 0–24; lost at Delaware 0–40; won at App State 9–0; won vs. Richmond 24–10; lost vs. East Carolina 14–38+33−40Lost 3–7 at VMI-4VMIWon 28–15 vs. Colgate+13ColgateLost 14–35 at Virginia Tech-21Virginia TechLost 7–33 at Georgia Tech-26Georgia TechWon 33–0 vs. James Madison+33James MadisonLost 7–24 vs. Navy-17NavyLost 0–24 vs. Rutgers-24RutgersLost 0–40 at Delaware-40DelawareWon 9–0 at App State+9App StateWon 24–10 vs. Richmond+14RichmondLost 14–38 vs. East Carolina-24East Carolina
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 8atVMIL 3–⁠755%
Sep 15vsColgateW 28–⁠1564%
Sep 22atVirginia TechL 14–⁠3541%
Sep 29atGeorgia TechL 7–⁠3333%
Oct 6vsJames MadisonW 33–⁠094%
Oct 13vsNavyL 7–⁠2428%
Oct 20vsRutgersL 0–⁠2439%
Oct 27atDelawareL 0–⁠4064%
Nov 10atApp StateW 9–⁠034%
Nov 17vsRichmondW 24–⁠1072%
Nov 24vsEast CarolinaL 14–⁠3827%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to East Carolina 38–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 73rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
139–⁠226
Coach
Jim Root
Elo
1368 −101 this season
SP+ rating
-14.5 No. 118 of 135; offense No. 126, defense No. 82
SRS
−13.9 No. 120 of 140 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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Captains
Steve Shull and Bill Scott