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1916 Virginia Tech

7–⁠2 (2–⁠0 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Conference), coached by Jack Ingersoll.

Schedule and results

Virginia Tech in 1916, game by game: won vs. Richmond 13–0; won vs. Hampden Sydney 10–0; lost at West Virginia 0–20; lost at Yale 0–19; won vs. NC State 40–0; won vs. North Carolina 14–7; won vs. Wake Forest 52–0; won vs. Roanoke 41–0; won vs. VMI 23–14+52−20Won 13–0 vs. Richmond+13RichmondWon 10–0 vs. Hampden Sydney+10Hampden SydneyLost 0–20 at West Virginia-20West VirginiaLost 0–19 at Yale-19YaleWon 40–0 vs. NC State+40NC StateWon 14–7 vs. North Carolina+7North CarolinaWon 52–0 vs. Wake Forest+52Wake ForestWon 41–0 vs. Roanoke+41RoanokeWon 23–14 vs. VMI+9VMI
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 30vsRichmondW 13–⁠065%
Oct 7vsHampden SydneyW 10–⁠090%
Oct 14atWest VirginiaL 0–⁠2045%
Oct 20atYaleL 0–⁠1930%
Oct 28vsNC StateW 40–⁠056%
Nov 4vsNorth CarolinaW 14–⁠752%
Nov 11vsWake ForestW 52–⁠070%
Nov 18vsRoanokeW 41–⁠092%
Nov 30vsVMIW 23–⁠1466%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat VMI 23–⁠14; South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Conference champions.

In program history: The 52nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Conference champions2–⁠0 in the conference

Record
7–⁠2
Conference
2–⁠0 shared first in South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
193–⁠60
Coach
Jack Ingersoll
Elo
1559 +72 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
8.6 No. 33 of 90 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
John Staub Caffee

1916 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Virginia Tech2–⁠07–⁠2
Virginia2–⁠04–⁠5
Georgetown1–⁠08–⁠1
Davidson1–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
NC State0–⁠32–⁠5
Richmond0–⁠20–⁠2

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