1919 Virginia Tech
5–4 (2–3 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Conference), coached by Charles Bernier. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Emory & Henry 99–0Nov 22
By 99 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4 | vsHampden Sydney | W 13–0 | 93% |
| Oct 11 | vs Richmond | W 21–0 | 75% |
| Oct 18 | at Georgetown | L 7–33 | 38% |
| Oct 25 | at Maryland | W 6–0 | 62% |
| Nov 1 | atWashington and Lee | L 0–3 | 49% |
| Nov 8 | vs Wake Forest | W 40–0 | 80% |
| Nov 15 | at NC State | L 0–3 | 52% |
| Nov 22 | vsEmory & Henry | W 99–0 | 92% |
| Nov 27 | at VMI | L 0–13 | 58% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to VMI 13–0; 6th in the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
In program history: The 59th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).
Photographs from 1919
Crisp Henry, VPI, 1919Photo: Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, National Photo Company Collection, no known restrictions on publication
Photographs from the Library of Congress’s Prints & Photographs Division, with no known restrictions on publication. Captions as each collection catalogues them.
- Record
- 5–4
- Conference
- 2–3 6th in South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 186–52
- Coach
- Charles Bernier
- Elo
- 1548 −33 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −0.9 No. 58 of 99 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- James Thomas Hardwick and Henry Redd
1919 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| NC State | 3–0 | 7–2 | |
| Georgetown | 1–0 | 7–3 | |
| VMI | 3–2 | 6–2 | |
| Maryland | 1–1 | 5–4 | |
 Virginia | 1–1–1 | 2–5–2 | |
 Virginia Tech | 2–3 | 5–4 | |
| Richmond | 0–1–1 | 0–1–1 | |
 Davidson | 0–2 | 4–6–1 | |
 William & Mary | 0–1 | 0–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.