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1934 Virginia Tech

5–⁠5 (3–⁠3 Southern Conference), coached by Henry Redd.

Schedule and results

Virginia Tech in 1934, game by game: won vs. Roanoke 21–0; lost at Temple 0–34; lost vs. Florida 13–20; won vs. William & Mary 6–0; lost at Maryland 9–14; lost at Washington and Lee 7–13; lost at South Carolina 0–20; won vs. NC State 7–6; won vs. Virginia 19–6; won vs. VMI 13–0+21−34Won 21–0 vs. Roanoke+21RoanokeLost 0–34 at Temple-34TempleLost 13–20 vs. Florida-7FloridaWon 6–0 vs. William & Mary+6William & MaryLost 9–14 at Maryland-5MarylandLost 7–13 at Washington and Lee-6Washington and …Lost 0–20 at South Carolina-20South CarolinaWon 7–6 vs. NC State+1NC StateWon 19–6 vs. Virginia+13VirginiaWon 13–0 vs. VMI+13VMI
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 22vsRoanokeW 21–⁠091%
Sep 29atTempleL 0–⁠3444%
Oct 6vsFloridaL 13–⁠2055%
Oct 13vsWilliam & MaryW 6–⁠060%
Oct 20atMarylandL 9–⁠1453%
Oct 27atWashington and LeeL 7–⁠1345%
Nov 3atSouth CarolinaL 0–⁠2037%
Nov 10vsNC StateW 7–⁠656%
Nov 17vsVirginiaW 19–⁠667%
Nov 29vsVMIW 13–⁠075%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat VMI 13–⁠0; 6th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 97th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
5–⁠5
Conference
3–⁠3 6th in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
95–⁠113
Coach
Henry Redd
Elo
1453 −58 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−7.3 No. 94 of 124 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Louis L. Fittro and George Maxie Smith

1934 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Washington and Lee4–⁠07–⁠3
North Carolina2–⁠0–⁠17–⁠1–⁠1
Duke3–⁠17–⁠2
Maryland3–⁠17–⁠3
Clemson2–⁠15–⁠4
Virginia Tech3–⁠35–⁠5
South Carolina2–⁠35–⁠4
NC State1–⁠3–⁠12–⁠6–⁠1
Virginia1–⁠43–⁠6
VMI0–⁠51–⁠8

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