1912 Virginia Tech

5–⁠4 (0–⁠1 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Conference), coached by Branch Bocock.

Virginia Tech, 1912
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Virginia Tech in 1912, game by game: won vs. Roanoke 40–0; won vs. Hampden Sydney 42–7; lost at Princeton 0–31; won vs. McDaniel 44–0; won at North Carolina 26–0; lost vs. Virginia Medical 0–10; lost at Washington and Lee 6–20; won vs. West Virginia 41–0; lost at Georgetown 3–24+44−31Won 40–0 vs. Roanoke+40RoanokeWon 42–7 vs. Hampden Sydney+35Hampden SydneyLost 0–31 at Princeton-31PrincetonWon 44–0 vs. McDaniel+44McDanielWon 26–0 at North Carolina+26North CarolinaLost 0–10 vs. Virginia Medical-10Virginia MedicalLost 6–20 at Washington and Lee-14Washington and …Won 41–0 vs. West Virginia+41West VirginiaLost 3–24 at Georgetown-21Georgetown
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Georgetown 24–⁠3; tied for 2nd in the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 74th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
5–⁠4
Conference
0–⁠1 tied for 2nd in South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
202–⁠92
Coach
Branch Bocock
Elo
1520 −42 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−6.3 No. 51 of 76 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
William Henry Burruss

1912 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Georgetown3–⁠08–⁠1
Virginia0–⁠16–⁠3
NC State0–⁠14–⁠3
Virginia Tech0–⁠15–⁠4

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.