Davidson vs. Virginia Tech

Davidson and Virginia Tech have 14 meetings on file, the first in 1903; Virginia Tech leads the series 10–⁠3–⁠1 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Virginia Tech 7–⁠2.

Davidson wins
3
Virginia Tech wins
10
Ties
1
Earliest on file
1903
Longest streak
5 Virginia Tech
Current streak
1 Davidson
Last 10 meetings
Virginia Tech 7–⁠2
Most recent
1960

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1900s1–⁠2
1910s0–⁠2
1920s0–⁠1–⁠1
1930s0–⁠2
1940s0–⁠2
1950s1–⁠1
1960s1–⁠0
Average margin
9.9 points; 5 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Davidson
0–⁠3–⁠1 Davidson’s record at home
At Virginia Tech
7–⁠3 Virginia Tech’s record at home
Shutouts
5

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Davidson’s biggest win1951: Davidson 32, Virginia Tech 20by 12 points
  2. Virginia Tech’s biggest win1903: Virginia Tech 26, Davidson 0by 26 points
  3. Upset1960: Davidson 9, Virginia Tech 7Davidson had a 4% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1907: Davidson 12, Virginia Tech 5Davidson had a 33% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Davidson and Virginia Tech, 1903 on130015001700192019401960198020002020

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.

From the newspapers

  • The Richmond times-dispatch. (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current's story of the 1922 game: DAVIDSON SURPRISES VIRGINIA Tech ELEVEN Light Ta,alccl Team Holds Heavy Nirginians TO 1-to.7 Tie Score. PENALTIES PROVE COSTLY Hinri'shurH Hoys md Wildcats 10th Snncr-Prr>by'fcrinn score Due to Lnir1e Run of scycnty-Fi,c Yards. PENALTIES PROVE CosTL,

    1922 · Richmond times-dispatch. (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, Virginia, Oct 22, 1922

  • The Evening star's story of the 1951 game: Virginia Tech Beaten By Davidson, $40

    1951 · Evening star, District of Columbia, Sep 30, 1951

  • The Evening star's story of the 1952 game: |Second-HaIf VPI Rally Beats Davidson, 27-14

    1952 · Evening star, Sep 21, 1952

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The earliest meetings with a story on file; each game’s page has the full text.

Every game

Nov 5, 1960Davidson 9, Virginia Tech 7at Virginia Tech
Sep 20, 1952Virginia Tech 27, Davidson 14at Davidson
Sep 29, 1951Davidson 32, Virginia Tech 20at Virginia Tech
Oct 10, 1942Virginia Tech 16, Davidson 0at Virginia Tech
Oct 18, 1941Virginia Tech 16, Davidson 0at Davidson
Oct 10, 1931Virginia Tech 18, Davidson 6at Virginia Tech
Oct 25, 1930Virginia Tech 20, Davidson 19at Davidson
Oct 6, 1923Virginia Tech 7, Davidson 0at Virginia Tech
Oct 21, 1922Davidson 7, Virginia Tech 7at Davidson
Oct 20, 1917Virginia Tech 13, Davidson 7at Virginia Tech
Oct 5, 1910Virginia Tech 16, Davidson 6at Virginia Tech
Oct 20, 1907Davidson 12, Virginia Tech 5at Virginia Tech
Nov 17, 1906Virginia Tech 10, Davidson 0at Virginia Tech
Nov 25, 1903Virginia Tech 26, Davidson 0at Virginia Tech

Every game is listed as played on the field.