Auburn vs. Virginia Tech

Auburn and Virginia Tech have 5 meetings on file, the first in 1924; Auburn leads the series 3–⁠1–⁠1 in the games on file. Over the last 5 meetings it’s Auburn 3–⁠1, and Auburn has won the last 2.

Auburn wins
3
Virginia Tech wins
1
Ties
1
Earliest on file
1924
Longest streak
2 Auburn
Current streak
2 Auburn
Last 10 meetings
Auburn 3–⁠1
Most recent
2004

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1920s1–⁠0–⁠1
1970s1–⁠1
2000s1–⁠0
Both ranked
1 meeting: Auburn 1, Virginia Tech 0; 1 both in the top 10
Average margin
8 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Auburn
1–⁠1–⁠1 Auburn’s record at home
At Virginia Tech
0–⁠1 Virginia Tech’s record at home
Neutral sites
1–⁠0 Auburn first
Shutouts
1

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Auburn’s biggest win1925: Auburn 19, Virginia Tech 0by 19 points
  2. Virginia Tech’s biggest win1975: Virginia Tech 23, Auburn 16by 7 points
  3. Upset1975: Virginia Tech 23, Auburn 16Virginia Tech had a 29% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Ranked showdown2004: Auburn 16, Virginia Tech 13No. 10 Virginia Tech at No. 3 Auburn

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Auburn and Virginia Tech, 1924 on13001500170019401960198020002020

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Stars of the series

Named most valuable

Auburn QB Jason Campbell2004

Most valuable: as the games’ Wikipedia articles name them (CC BY-SA).

Every game

Jan 3, 20053Auburn 16, 10Virginia Tech 13Caesars SuperdomeSugar Bowl
Sep 23, 1978Auburn 18, Virginia Tech 7at Virginia Tech
Oct 4, 1975Virginia Tech 23, Auburn 16at Auburn
Oct 10, 1925Auburn 19, Virginia Tech 0at Auburn
Oct 11, 1924Auburn 0, Virginia Tech 0at Auburn

Every game is listed as played on the field.