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William & Mary

SOCON · 1939 Season · Final

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Record
6–2–1
0.722 Win %
Conference
6th
2–0 in SOCON

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
53
1922–1981
All-Time Record
251–266–20
0.486 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#10
1942, 1947
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 4
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 8 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare William & Mary head-to-head · History & Eras

1939 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 26GUILFORDUnranked—W 31–6
6Week 6 · Oct 3Navy (NAVY)H2HIND FBSI3–5–1L 6–31
7Week 7 · Oct 10NEWPORT NEWSUnranked—W 39–6
9Week 9 · Oct 24Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2HIND SOCON4–5–1T 6–6
9Week 9 · Oct 24Hampden Sydney (HAMPDEN-SYDNEY)H2HIND FBSI4–5W 26–0
10Week 10 · Oct 31Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2HIND FBSI5–4L 6–26
12Week 12 · Nov 14RANDOLPH-MACONUnranked—W 19–6
13Week 13 · Nov 21Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)H2HIND SOCON3–4–1W 18–14
14Week 14 · Nov 28Richmond (RICHMOND)H2HIND SOCON7–1–2W 7–0

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
2.662
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+5
-9+14
  • Richmond +7
  • Hampden Sydney +4
  • Washington & LEE +3
  • Virginia Tech 0
  • Virginia -4
  • Navy -5

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #41Better than 71%
Win % Place 34thBetter than 76%

0.722 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#53W13#41W14#42Regular Season Final#42Post-Season W1#41Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+25
-25
+33
0
+26
-20
+13
+4
+7

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#1091934#1031935#1301936#1101937#1101938

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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