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William & Mary

SOCON · 1945 Season · Final

Rebuilding −
Record
6–3
0.667 Win %
Conference
4th
4–2 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

1945 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
6Week 6 · Oct 2CATAWBAUnranked—W 19–6
7Week 7 · Oct 9Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2HSEC8–1L 13–48
8Week 8 · Oct 16Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2HIND SOCON2–6W 38–0
9Week 9 · Oct 23Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)H2HIND SOCON5–4W 13–9
10Week 10 · Oct 30NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HIND SOCON3–6L 6–20
11Week 11 · Nov 6Maryland (MARYLAND)H2HIND SOCON6–2–1W 33–14
12Week 12 · Nov 13North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HIND SOCON5–5L 0–6
13Week 13 · Nov 20Merchant Marine (MERCHANT MARINE)H2HIND FBSI5–3W 25–7
14Week 14 · Nov 27Richmond (RICHMOND)H2HIND SOCON2–6W 33–0

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
2.491
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+8
-12+20
  • Maryland +6
  • Virginia Military Institute +5
  • Merchant Marine +5
  • Virginia Tech +2
  • Richmond +2
  • Tennessee -1
  • North Carolina -5
  • NC State -6

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 #28Better than 80%
Win % Place 26thBetter than 82%

0.667 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#47W12#36W13#29W14#27Regular Season Final#28Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+13
-35
+38
+4
-14
+19
-6
+18
+33

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

Final Rank by Season
#411939#321940#301941#101942#321944

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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