1930 Virginia Tech
5–3–1 (2–3–1 Southern Conference), coached by O.E. Neale. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat VMI 24–0Nov 27
By 24 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 | vsRoanoke | W 9–0 | 89% |
| Oct 4 | vs North Carolina | L 21–39 | 40% |
| Oct 11 | at Vanderbilt | L 0–40 | 22% |
| Oct 18 | vs William & Mary | W 7–6 | 62% |
| Oct 25 | at Davidson | W 20–19 | 46% |
| Nov 1 | atWashington and Lee | T 0–0 | 55% |
| Nov 8 | vs Virginia | W 34–13 | 66% |
| Nov 15 | at Maryland | L 7–13 | 39% |
| Nov 27 | vs VMI | W 24–0 | 63% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat VMI 24–0; 13th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 80th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).
- Record
- 5–3–1
- Conference
- 2–3–1 13th in Southern Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 122–130
- Coach
- O.E. Neale
- Elo
- 1512 +6 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −11.8 No. 88 of 106 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Henry Virgil Hooper
1930 Southern Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Alabama | 8–0 | 10–0 | |
 Tulane | 5–0 | 8–1 | |
 Tennessee | 6–1 | 9–1 | |
 Duke | 4–1–1 | 8–1–2 | |
| Vanderbilt | 5–2 | 8–2 | |
| Maryland | 4–2 | 7–5 | |
 Florida | 4–2–1 | 6–3–1 | |
| North Carolina | 4–2–2 | 5–3–2 | |
 Clemson | 3–2 | 8–2 | |
 Georgia | 3–2–1 | 7–2–1 | |
 Kentucky | 4–3 | 5–3 | |
 South Carolina | 4–3 | 6–4 | |
 Virginia Tech | 2–3–1 | 5–3–1 | |
 Mississippi State | 2–3 | 2–7 | |
 Georgia Tech | 2–4–1 | 2–6–1 | |
 LSU | 2–4 | 6–4 | |
| Virginia | 2–5 | 4–6 | |
| Sewanee | 1–4 | 3–6–1 | |
 Ole Miss | 1–5 | 3–5–1 | |
 NC State | 1–5 | 2–8 | |
 Auburn | 1–6 | 3–7 | |
| Washington and Lee | 0–4–1 | 3–6–1 | |
| VMI | 0–5 | 3–6 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.