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William & Mary

SOCON · 1942 Season · Final

Developing −
Record
9–1–1
0.864 Win %
Conference
1st
4–0 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

1942 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 22HAMPDEN-SYDNEYUnranked—W 27–0
5Week 5 · Sep 29Navy (NAVY)H2HIND FBSI5–4W 3–0
6Week 6 · Oct 6Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2HIND SOCON7–2–1W 21–7
7Week 7 · Oct 13Harvard (HARVARD)H2HIND FBSI2–6–1T 7–7
9Week 9 · Oct 27George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)H2HIND SOCON3–6W 61–0
10Week 10 · Nov 3Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)H2HIND FBSI5–4W 35–14
11Week 11 · Nov 10RANDOLPH-MACONUnranked—W 40–0
12Week 12 · Nov 17Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)H2HIND SOCON3–5–1W 27–6
13Week 13 · Nov 24NORTH CAROLINA PRE-FLIGHTUnranked—L 0–14
14Week 14 · Dec 1Richmond (RICHMOND)H2HIND SOCON3–6–1W 10–0
14Week 14 · Dec 1Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)H2HIND B83–5–2W 14–7

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
1.672
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+29
0+29
  • Virginia Tech +7
  • Navy +5
  • Dartmouth +5
  • George Washington +3
  • Virginia Military Institute +3
  • Richmond +3
  • Oklahoma +3
  • Harvard 0

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 #10Better than 93%
Win % Place 4thBetter than 98%

0.864 Win % · Change 2

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#10W14#12Regular Season Final#12Post-Season W1#12Post-Season W2#10Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+27
+3
+14
0
+61
+21
+40
+21
-14
+10
+7

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

Final Rank by Season
#1101937#1101938#411939#321940#301941

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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