Roanoke vs. VMI

Roanoke and VMI first met in 1913 and have played 15 times; VMI leads the series 14–⁠1. Over the last 10 meetings it’s VMI 9–⁠1, and VMI has won the last 5.

Roanoke wins
1
VMI wins
14
Ties
0
First meeting
1913
Longest streak
9 VMI
Current streak
5 VMI
Last 10 meetings
VMI 9–⁠1
Most recent
1940

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1910s0–⁠3
1920s1–⁠8
1930s0–⁠2
1940s0–⁠1
Average margin
27.8 points; 3 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At VMI
14–⁠1 VMI’s record at home
Shutouts
11

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Roanoke’s biggest win1926: Roanoke 13, VMI 7by 6 points
  2. VMI’s biggest win1920: VMI 54, Roanoke 0by 54 points
  3. Upset1926: Roanoke 13, VMI 7Roanoke had a 14% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Roanoke and VMI, 1913 on130015001700191519201925193019351940

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.

Every game

Sep 14, 1940VMI 33, Roanoke 0at VMI
Sep 23, 1939VMI 41, Roanoke 0at VMI
Nov 19, 1938VMI 6, Roanoke 0at VMI
Oct 13, 1928VMI 31, Roanoke 13at VMI
Oct 8, 1927VMI 32, Roanoke 0at VMI
Oct 9, 1926Roanoke 13, VMI 7at VMI
Oct 10, 1925VMI 17, Roanoke 14at VMI
Oct 11, 1924VMI 28, Roanoke 0at VMI
Oct 13, 1923VMI 27, Roanoke 6at VMI
Oct 7, 1922VMI 50, Roanoke 0at VMI
Sep 24, 1921VMI 13, Roanoke 0at VMI
Sep 25, 1920VMI 54, Roanoke 0at VMI
Nov 22, 1919VMI 41, Roanoke 0at VMI
Nov 3, 1917VMI 54, Roanoke 0at VMI
Nov 15, 1913VMI 17, Roanoke 0at VMI

Every game is listed as played on the field.