1921 Virginia Tech

7–⁠3 (4–⁠1 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Conference), coached by B.C. Cubbage.

Schedule and results

Virginia Tech in 1921, game by game: won vs. Hampden Sydney 14–6; won vs. William & Mary 14–0; lost at Centre 0–14; won at Richmond 34–0; lost at Maryland 7–10; lost at Washington and Lee 0–3; won vs. Morris Harvey 54–7; won vs. NC State 7–3; won vs. Roanoke 35–0; won vs. VMI 26–7+47−14Won 14–6 vs. Hampden Sydney+8Hampden SydneyWon 14–0 vs. William & Mary+14William & MaryLost 0–14 at Centre-14CentreWon 34–0 at Richmond+34RichmondLost 7–10 at Maryland-3MarylandLost 0–3 at Washington and Lee-3Washington and …Won 54–7 vs. Morris Harvey+47Morris HarveyWon 7–3 vs. NC State+4NC StateWon 35–0 vs. Roanoke+35RoanokeWon 26–7 vs. VMI+19VMI
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat VMI 26–⁠7; 2nd in the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 64th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
7–⁠3
Conference
4–⁠1 2nd in South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
191–⁠50
Coach
B.C. Cubbage
Elo
1542 +69 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−0.6 No. 54 of 102 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Sumner D. Tilson

1921 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Virginia3–⁠05–⁠4
Virginia Tech4–⁠17–⁠3
Maryland1–⁠0–⁠13–⁠5–⁠1
Richmond1–⁠2–⁠14–⁠3–⁠1
NC State0–⁠1–⁠33–⁠3–⁠3
Davidson0–⁠1–⁠23–⁠4–⁠3
VMI0–⁠2–⁠13–⁠5–⁠1
William & Mary0–⁠21–⁠2
Georgetown0–⁠00–⁠1

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