Davidson vs. VMI

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

1. Davidson’s biggest win1969: Davidson 59, VMI 6by 53 points
2. VMI’s biggest win1975: VMI 55, Davidson 0by 55 points
3. Upset1954: Davidson 19, VMI 0Davidson had a 20% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
4. Upset1942: Davidson 24, VMI 6Davidson had a 24% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
5. Upset1927: VMI 20, Davidson 0VMI had a 29% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Davidson’s side (Younger 1–⁠4 against Raftery). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

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.

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  1906 · Alexandria gazette, Alexandria, D.C., Nov 30, 1906

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  1907 · The times dispatch, Richmond, Va., Nov 29, 1907

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  1950 · Evening star, Washington, D.C., Nov 5, 1950

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 is listed as played on the field.

• Davidson vs. The Citadel54 meetings, Davidson 21–⁠29–⁠4
• Davidson vs. Furman48 meetings, Davidson 15–⁠33
• Davidson vs. NC State40 meetings, Davidson 8–⁠27–⁠5
• Davidson vs. Wofford38 meetings, Davidson 25–⁠12–⁠1
• VMI vs. Virginia78 meetings, VMI 23–⁠53–⁠2
• VMI vs. Virginia Tech75 meetings, VMI 23–⁠47–⁠5
• VMI vs. Richmond70 meetings, VMI 32–⁠33–⁠5
• VMI vs. William & Mary65 meetings, VMI 27–⁠36–⁠2