1933 Virginia Tech
4–3–3 (1–1–3 Southern Conference), coached by Henry Redd. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Maryland 14–0Oct 7
By 14 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23 | vsRoanoke | W 7–0 | 93% |
| Sep 30 | at Tennessee | L 0–27 | 28% |
| Oct 7 | vs Maryland | W 14–0 | 72% |
| Oct 14 | vs William & Mary | W 13–7 | 73% |
| Oct 21 | at Richmond | W 7–0 | 61% |
| Oct 28 | vs South Carolina | L 0–12 | 72% |
| Nov 4 | vsWashington and Lee | T 7–7 | 75% |
| Nov 11 | at Alabama | L 0–27 | 26% |
| Nov 18 | at Virginia | T 6–6 | 63% |
| Nov 30 | vs VMI | T 0–0 | 84% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Tied VMI 0–0; tied for 5th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 75th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).
- Record
- 4–3–3
- Conference
- 1–1–3 tied for 5th in Southern Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 54–86
- Coach
- Henry Redd
- Elo
- 1516 −46 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −9.2 No. 99 of 126 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- William Breckenridge Porterfield
All-Southern Conference
2 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Alfred CaseyRBAP-1- Warren HengriEAP-1
Second team
- Bill PorterfieldCAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1933 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1933 Southern Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Duke | 4–0 | 9–1 | |
| South Carolina | 3–0 | 6–3–1 | |
 North Carolina | 2–1 | 4–5 | |
| VMI | 2–1–1 | 2–7–1 | |
| Virginia Tech | 1–1–3 | 4–3–3 | |
| Washington and Lee | 1–1–1 | 4–4–2 | |
 Clemson | 1–1 | 3–6–2 | |
| Virginia | 1–3–1 | 2–6–2 | |
| Maryland | 1–4 | 3–7 | |
 NC State | 0–4 | 1–5–3 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.