I think my dad may have been in the goal for that game on behalf of the Mounties...did Army play MWLC that year? I see they were undefeated, but can't seem to find who they played...Old Lax Fan wrote: ↑Sat Dec 05, 2020 1:21 pmThe choice was less obvious in 1958 when Hopkins was undefeated in collegiate play, but lost to Mt. Washington. Army was voted champ that year. Thereafter, championships could be shared.BlueJaySince1947 wrote: ↑Sat Dec 05, 2020 11:48 amThough as a rule the vote was perfunctory as the best team for the season was obvious...WOMBAT, Mod Emeritus wrote: ↑Fri Dec 04, 2020 6:31 pm Well, yeah. Back then Hopkins usually went undefeated or lost at most one or two games.
So, it was easy to “be in the conversation” regarding who’s in the running to be champ.
Still, voting for a champ sucks.
And matchups during the season could be quite significant. The Jays last collegiate game was almost always with the Hyattsville Turtles and often had a significant impact on the success of the season. That's why those games were so often SRO. Now these games are rather ho hum ! The passion is no longer there.
Anyway...
Sure seems screwy that losing to MWLC would factor into the Wingate Trophy unless it was the only reasonable differentiator, with one team losing, one team winning against them.
But then, the voting was sometimes indeed a bit screwy...
I'd note that in '52, RPI and UVA split the award.