1936 Virginia Tech

5–⁠5 (4–⁠5 Southern Conference), coached by Henry Redd.

Schedule and results

Virginia Tech in 1936, game by game: won vs. Roanoke 16–7; lost at Clemson 0–20; lost vs. Maryland 0–6; won vs. William & Mary 14–0; lost at South Carolina 0–14; lost at NC State 0–13; won vs. Richmond 20–7; lost at Washington and Lee 0–27; won vs. Virginia 7–6; won vs. VMI 6–0+14−27Won 16–7 vs. Roanoke+9RoanokeLost 0–20 at Clemson-20ClemsonLost 0–6 vs. Maryland-6MarylandWon 14–0 vs. William & Mary+14William & MaryLost 0–14 at South Carolina-14South CarolinaLost 0–13 at NC State-13NC StateWon 20–7 vs. Richmond+13RichmondLost 0–27 at Washington and Lee-27Washington and …Won 7–6 vs. Virginia+1VirginiaWon 6–0 vs. VMI+6VMI
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat VMI 6–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 105th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
5–⁠5
Conference
4–⁠5 9th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
63–⁠100
Coach
Henry Redd
Elo
1430 −49 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−17.0 No. 114 of 131 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Dave Jones

Drafted in 1937

The 1937 draft
Rd 7Herm Dickerson EChicago Cardinals

1936 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Duke7–⁠09–⁠111
North Carolina6–⁠18–⁠2
Furman4–⁠17–⁠2
VMI5–⁠26–⁠4
Maryland4–⁠26–⁠5
Washington and Lee3–⁠24–⁠5
Davidson4–⁠35–⁠4
Clemson3–⁠35–⁠5
Virginia Tech4–⁠55–⁠5
Wake Forest2–⁠35–⁠4
NC State2–⁠43–⁠7
South Carolina2–⁠55–⁠7
Richmond1–⁠34–⁠4–⁠2
Virginia1–⁠52–⁠7
The Citadel0–⁠44–⁠6
William & Mary0–⁠51–⁠8

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