Virginia Tech vs. William & Mary
Virginia Tech and William & Mary have 64 meetings on file, the first in 1904; Virginia Tech leads the series 42–18–4 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Virginia Tech 10–0, and Virginia Tech has won the last 12. Share
- Virginia Tech wins
- 42
- William & Mary wins
- 18
- Ties
- 4
- Earliest on file
- 1904
- Longest streak
- 12 William & Mary
- Current streak
- 12 Virginia Tech
- Last 10 meetings
- Virginia Tech 10–0
- Most recent
- 2018
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 3–0 | ||||||||||
| 1920s | 4–0 | ||||||||||
| 1930s | 6–1–3 | ||||||||||
| 1940s | 0–8 | ||||||||||
| 1950s | 4–5–1 | ||||||||||
| 1960s | 9–1 | ||||||||||
| 1970s | 7–3 | ||||||||||
| 1980s | 6–0 | ||||||||||
| 2000s | 1–0 | ||||||||||
| 2010s | 2–0 |
- Average margin
- 17.4 points; 17 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Virginia Tech
- 28–6–1 Virginia Tech’s record at home
- At William & Mary
- 6–7–2 William & Mary’s record at home
- Neutral sites
- 7–6–1 Virginia Tech first
- Shutouts
- 17
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Virginia Tech’s biggest win2018: Virginia Tech 62, William & Mary 17by 45 points
- William & Mary’s biggest win1950: William & Mary 54, Virginia Tech 0by 54 points
- Upset1976: William & Mary 27, Virginia Tech 15William & Mary had a 25% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset1957: William & Mary 13, Virginia Tech 7William & Mary had a 28% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset1973: William & Mary 31, Virginia Tech 24William & Mary had a 30% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
Coach against coach
| Years | Virginia Tech | Series | William & Mary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1932–1934 | Henry Redd | 3–0 | John Kellison |
| 1936–1938 | Henry Redd | 2–1 | Branch Bocock |
| 1948–1950 | Robert McNeish | 0–3 | Rube McCray |
| 1952–1956 | Frank Moseley | 2–2–1 | Jack Freeman |
| 1957–1960 | Frank Moseley | 3–1 | Milt Drewer |
| 1961–1963 | Jerry Claiborne | 2–1 | Milt Drewer |
| 1964–1968 | Jerry Claiborne | 5–0 | Marv Levy |
| 1974–1977 | Jimmy Sharpe | 3–1 | Jim Root |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Virginia Tech’s side (Redd 3–0 against Kellison). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.
Both programs through the years
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
1945 · The Wilmington morning star, North Carolina, Oct 14, 1945
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
Every game is listed as played on the field.