Old Dominion Washington and Lee

Record5-3through 8 games
Nextvs ShenandoahSat Nov 7 · 1 pm ET
The model#67 among Division III teams

Updated Wed Nov 4 · through week 9

Schedule and results

Washington and Lee · 2026 schedule and results5-3Soft slateAverage opponent win rate 42%.
WkDateOpponentResultRecordConfTop performers
1Sep 5WittenbergW 13-71-00-0
2Sep 12@GettysburgW 27-232-00-0
3Sep 19@SalisburyL 13-432-10-0
4Bye week
5Oct 3AverettW 34-73-11-0
6Oct 10Randolph MaconW 20-174-12-0
7Oct 17@BridgewaterL 21-224-22-1
8Oct 24Hampden SydneyL 28-314-32-2
9Oct 31@GuilfordW 47-35-33-2
10Nov 7Shenandoah1 pm ET50% to win
11Nov 14@Roanoke College2 pm ET45% to win
How to read this table

Win chances are our model for Washington and Lee, through 8 games. This week's game comes from the playoff simulation, later games from the rating model. They are estimates and move every week.

Ahead

The forecast

The games that decide the season

The games that decide the season

Sat Nov 7Next: Shenandoahvs Shenandoah · at home

Recent form · last 10 games

Washington and Lee has won three of its last five.

6-4 over the last 10, and won the last one.

Streak W1Last 5 · 3-2Last 10 · 6-4

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Worth watchingGames average 44 combined points, rock fights

What it is like to watch them2026 · 5-3

Game feel44rock fightscombined pts / game7th highest-scoring of 7 in the Old Dominion
Heart rate3-2white-knucklein one-score games (5 of 8)1st most one-score games of 7 in the Old Dominion
Margin+6.2competitiveavg scoring margin4th best margin of 7 in the Old Dominion
Home crowd1,835avg attendance

Measured from 8 games · ranks are among Old Dominion teams the same season

Team storyThe story of this team right now, in one line.
The weekly grind

Washington and Lee is 5-3 and hosts Shenandoah next.

Standard GapA small, selective Southern college with deep football roots — the…
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Game dayWhat a Saturday in this stadium actually feels like.
The experience

Washington and Lee is 5-3 and hosts Shenandoah next.

Playoff pathWhere this team sits in the D3 bracket race.

Washington and Lee sits 3rd in the Old Dominion Conference and 96th of 245 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.

Old Dominion · 2026
TeamConfOverallIndex
1Hampden Sydney4-07-168.4
2Randolph Macon4-16-260.5
3Washington and Lee3-25-354.1
4Shenandoah2-25-356.2
5Bridgewater2-23-548.2
6Averett0-42-640.2
7Guilford0-41-735.3
54.1 CFB Zeitgeist#96 of 245 D348.4 strength of schedule1 quality win

Win the Old Dominion Conference for the automatic berth into the 40-team NCAA Division III bracket. Miss it and the path is an at-large bid, selected by NPI — the metric the CFB Index mirrors. Six wins survive the bracket to the Stagg Bowl.

Source: CFB Zeitgeist — conference records + NPI-style rating from 2026 games · the field is 40 teams, NPI-selected
The 2026 season · 5-3
W 13-7 vs Wittenberg · Wk 1+6WittenbeW 27-23 at Gettysburg · Wk 2+4GettysbuL 13-43 at Salisbury · Wk 3−30SalisburW 34-7 vs Averett · Wk 5+27AverettW 20-17 vs Randolph Macon · Wk 6+3RandolphL 21-22 at Bridgewater · Wk 7−1BridgewaL 28-31 vs Hampden Sydney · Wk 8−3Hampden W 47-3 at Guilford · Wk 9+44Guilford

Signature win 47-3 over Guilford; toughest day 13-43 against Salisbury.

CFB Zeitgeist “Go Generals.”
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