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1983 William & Mary

6–⁠5.

Schedule and results

William & Mary in 1983, game by game: won at VMI 28–14; lost vs. Delaware 13–30; lost at No. 5 North Carolina 20–51; won vs. Yale 26–14; won at Dartmouth 21–17; won vs. James Madison 24–21; lost vs. Rutgers 28–35; lost at Virginia Tech 21–59; won at Marshall 48–24; lost at East Carolina 6–40; won vs. Richmond 24–15+24−38Won 28–14 at VMI+14VMILost 13–30 vs. Delaware-17DelawareLost 20–51 at No. 5 North Carolina-31No. 5 North CarolinaWon 26–14 vs. Yale+12YaleWon 21–17 at Dartmouth+4DartmouthWon 24–21 vs. James Madison+3James MadisonLost 28–35 vs. Rutgers-7RutgersLost 21–59 at Virginia Tech-38Virginia TechWon 48–24 at Marshall+24MarshallLost 6–40 at East Carolina-34East CarolinaWon 24–15 vs. Richmond+9Richmond
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 10atVMIW 28–⁠1439%
Sep 17vsDelawareL 13–⁠3057%
Sep 24at5North CarolinaL 20–⁠5110%
Oct 1vsYaleW 26–⁠1419%
Oct 8atDartmouthW 21–⁠1738%
Oct 15vsJames MadisonW 24–⁠2177%
Oct 22vsRutgersL 28–⁠3554%
Oct 29atVirginia TechL 21–⁠5921%
Nov 5atMarshallW 48–⁠2460%
Nov 12atEast CarolinaL 6–⁠4020%
Nov 19vsRichmondW 24–⁠1574%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Richmond 24–⁠15; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 61st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
259–⁠320
Coach
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Elo
1390 +55 this season
SP+ rating
-24.5 No. 105 of 108; offense No. 57, defense No. 107
SRS
−19.3 No. 107 of 112 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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Captains
Steve Zeuli and Bernie Marrazzo