wow, great work!InsiderRoll wrote: ↑Tue Mar 22, 2022 2:58 pmThe numbers say they are about the same as they’ve ever been. Certainly isn’t an. Up year right now.
Vs D3s best + ODACS all time
Cabrini 1-1 (lost in 2007 when Cabrini wasn’t even good yet)
Cortland 3-2 (last win was 1976)
Denison 5-13 (have never won back to back, currently have lost 4 in a row. Pretty standard pace for them)
CNU 6-3 (have lost 1 in a row, last loss was in 2021 in overtime)
Dickinson 3-1 (haven’t won since 2001, Dickinson was terrible back then)
F&M 16-18 (have really struggled vs them. F&M was a cellar dweller for a long time)
Gettysburg 11-17 (had a good stretch in the late 90s, have struggle to win this one consistently over the last 25 years)
Hampden-Sydney 27-15 (consistent pattern)
Middlebury 4-5 (most wins in the late 80s)
OWU 3-7
RMC 37-2 (25 game win streak)
RPI 0-2
Roanoke 37-27 (4 year win streak currently, struggled in the mid 2000s)
Salisbury 3-5 (1-5 since 2000, lone win vs Berkman was under McCabe)
Union 1-0 (game was in 1950)
Lynchburg 30-19 (7-3 since 2016, 2 losses were in 2021)
WAC 30-34 (10-3 since 2009)
Williams 3-3
York 3-7 (currently on a 7game losing streak - all wins date back pre Brandon Childs era when it was a young program.
W&L has had some great teams from time to time, but the numbers point to them consistently losing big games over the last 50 years then winning them… even in their D1 days they rarely beat big opponents.
Cornell 0-5
Duke 25-14 (Duke was abysmal until the late 90s)
Hofstra 4-16
Hopkins 1-9
Loyola 11-13
Princeton 2-1 (early 70s)
Rutgers 6-0 (70s)
Hobart 0-1 (lost by 23 in 1988)
Syracuse 1-5
Towson 13-10
Navy 3-8
Maryland 1-21
UNC 18-13 (most wins were pre 1964)
Virginia 9-40
VMI 20-2
The history shows they are consistently solid for the last 50 years, a few good years mixed in. It’s an historic program that’s really always a bridesmaid and never a bride.
I think this sums it up pretty well. W&L is a top 30 team every year. Every few years they will punch up higher (most recently 2019) but struggle against top 20 opponents. You can say this is an off year but keep in mind so far in 8 games they'be played 5 ranked teams (at game time)losing to 4. So this falls in line with above. I also think 20,21 & 22 have been dramatically altered by Covid. As discussed lots of 5th & 6th year guys running around D3 right now. I believe CNU has 10?? Not an excuse, its just different. W&L has 1. The success of this season will come down to the games against Roanoke & Lynchburg, then the ODAC tourney. Lets see how that goes