1929 Virginia Tech
5–4 (2–3 Southern Conference), coached by Andy Gustafson. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Hampden Sydney 37–6Oct 5
By 31 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28 | vsRoanoke | W 19–0 | 90% |
| Oct 5 | vsHampden Sydney | W 37–6 | 89% |
| Oct 12 | at Pennsylvania | L 8–14 | 37% |
| Oct 19 | vs William & Mary | W 25–14 | 69% |
| Oct 26 | at North Carolina | L 13–38 | 36% |
| Nov 2 | vsWashington and Lee | W 36–6 | 72% |
| Nov 9 | at Virginia | W 32–12 | 51% |
| Nov 16 | at Maryland | L 0–24 | 59% |
| Nov 28 | at VMI | L 0–14 | 37% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to VMI 14–0; 13th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 81st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).
- Record
- 5–4
- Conference
- 2–3 13th in Southern Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 170–128
- Coach
- Andy Gustafson
- Elo
- 1509 −21 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −3.1 No. 64 of 100 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Henry Virgil Hooper and Lloyd Broderick Nutter
1929 Southern Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Tulane | 6–0 | 9–0 | |
 Tennessee | 6–0–1 | 9–0–1 | |
| North Carolina | 7–1 | 9–1 | |
 Florida | 6–1 | 8–2 | |
 Vanderbilt | 5–1 | 7–2 | |
 Kentucky | 3–1–1 | 6–1–1 | |
| VMI | 4–2 | 8–2 | |
 Georgia | 4–2 | 6–4 | |
 Duke | 2–1 | 4–6 | |
 LSU | 3–2 | 6–3 | |
 Alabama | 4–3 | 6–3 | |
 Clemson | 3–3 | 8–3 | |
 Virginia Tech | 2–3 | 5–4 | |
 Georgia Tech | 3–5 | 3–6 | |
| Virginia | 1–3–2 | 4–3–2 | |
| Maryland | 1–3–1 | 4–4–2 | |
 South Carolina | 2–5 | 6–5 | |
| Washington and Lee | 1–4–1 | 3–5–1 | |
 Ole Miss | 0–4–2 | 1–6–2 | |
 Mississippi State | 0–3–1 | 1–5–2 | |
| Sewanee | 0–4–1 | 2–5–2 | |
 Auburn | 0–7 | 2–7 | |
 NC State | 0–5 | 1–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.