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1913 Virginia Tech

7–⁠1–⁠1, coached by Branch Bocock.

Schedule and results

Virginia Tech in 1913, game by game: won vs. Roanoke 26–0; won vs. Hampden Sydney 14–0; won vs. Ole Miss 34–14; won vs. Virginia Tech Alumni 20–12; won at North Carolina 14–7; lost at Washington and Lee 0–21; won vs. Marshall 47–0; won vs. Morris Harvey 14–0; tied vs. VMI 6–6+47−21Won 26–0 vs. Roanoke+26RoanokeWon 14–0 vs. Hampden Sydney+14Hampden SydneyWon 34–14 vs. Ole Miss+20Ole MissWon 20–12 vs. Virginia Tech Alumni+8Virginia Tech A…Won 14–7 at North Carolina+7North CarolinaLost 0–21 at Washington and Lee-21Washington and …Won 47–0 vs. Marshall+47MarshallWon 14–0 vs. Morris Harvey+14Morris HarveyTied 6–6 vs. VMI0VMI
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 27vsRoanokeW 26–⁠091%
Oct 4vsHampden SydneyW 14–⁠091%
Oct 11vsOle MissW 34–⁠1462%
Oct 18vsVirginia Tech AlumniW 20–⁠1291%
Oct 25atNorth CarolinaW 14–⁠747%
Nov 1atWashington and LeeL 0–⁠2138%
Nov 8vsMarshallW 47–⁠095%
Nov 15vsMorris HarveyW 14–⁠091%
Nov 27vsVMIT 6–⁠657%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied VMI 6–⁠6.

In program history: The 55th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
7–⁠1–⁠1
Conference
1–⁠1 tied for 3rd in the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association (Wikipedia)
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
175–⁠60
Coach
Branch Bocock
Elo
1554 +41 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
6.2 No. 31 of 76 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Lewis A. Pick

1913 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
NC State1–⁠06–⁠1
Georgetown1–⁠14–⁠4
Richmond0–⁠01–⁠0
Virginia0–⁠17–⁠1
Virginia Tech0–⁠07–⁠1–⁠1

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