1920 Virginia Tech

4–⁠6 (2–⁠3 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Conference), coached by Stanley Sutton.

Schedule and results

Virginia Tech in 1920, game by game: won vs. Hampden Sydney 35–0; won vs. William & Mary 21–0; won vs. Emory & Henry 75–6; lost at Rutgers 6–19; lost vs. Maryland 0–7; lost at Washington and Lee 0–13; won at Richmond 21–0; lost at NC State 6–14; lost at Centre 0–28; lost at VMI 7–24+69−28Won 35–0 vs. Hampden Sydney+35Hampden SydneyWon 21–0 vs. William & Mary+21William & MaryWon 75–6 vs. Emory & Henry+69Emory & HenryLost 6–19 at Rutgers-13RutgersLost 0–7 vs. Maryland-7MarylandLost 0–13 at Washington and Lee-13Washington and …Won 21–0 at Richmond+21RichmondLost 6–14 at NC State-8NC StateLost 0–28 at Centre-28CentreLost 7–24 at VMI-17VMI
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to VMI 24–⁠7; 7th in the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 94th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
4–⁠6
Conference
2–⁠3 7th in South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
171–⁠111
Coach
Stanley Sutton
Elo
1460 −72 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−8.3 No. 68 of 96 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
George Frizzell Parrish and Henry Redd

1920 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
VMI3–⁠09–⁠0
Maryland1–⁠07–⁠2
Georgetown1–⁠01–⁠3
NC State3–⁠27–⁠3
Virginia1–⁠15–⁠2–⁠2
Davidson1–⁠15–⁠5
Virginia Tech2–⁠34–⁠6
Richmond0–⁠21–⁠2
William & Mary0–⁠30–⁠3

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