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William & Mary

SOCON · 1954 Season · Final

Failing +
Record
4–4–2
0.500 Win %
Conference
5th
1–2 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

1954 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 28Navy (NAVY)H2HIND FBSI8–2L 0–27
6Week 6 · Oct 5Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)H2HIND FBSI0–9W 27–7
7Week 7 · Oct 12NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HACC2–8L 0–26
8Week 8 · Oct 19Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2HIND FBSI3–6W 14–7
9Week 9 · Oct 26George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)H2HIND SOCON1–7–1T 13–13
10Week 10 · Nov 2Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2HIND SOCON8–0–1T 7–7
11Week 11 · Nov 9Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)H2HIND SOCON4–6L 0–21
12Week 12 · Nov 16West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2HIND SOCON8–1L 6–20
13Week 13 · Nov 23Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HACC2–7–1W 13–9
14Week 14 · Nov 30Richmond (RICHMOND)H2HIND SOCON5–4W 2–0

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
4.034
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-7
-17+10
  • Richmond +5
  • Rutgers +3
  • Wake Forest +2
  • Pennsylvania 0
  • George Washington 0
  • Virginia Tech 0
  • West Virginia -1
  • Navy -2
  • Virginia Military Institute -6
  • NC State -8

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 #66Better than 53%
Win % Place 54thBetter than 61%

0.500 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#93W12#81W13#68W14#67Regular Season Final#66Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-27
+20
-26
+7
0
0
-21
-14
+4
+2

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

Final Rank by Season
#491949#911950#211951#641952#631953

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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