1937 Virginia Tech

5–⁠5 (2–⁠4 Southern Conference), coached by Henry Redd.

Schedule and results

Virginia Tech in 1937, game by game: won vs. Roanoke 27–7; lost vs. Duke 0–25; lost at Tennessee 0–27; lost vs. William & Mary 0–12; lost at NC State 7–13; won vs. Washington and Lee 19–7; won vs. Hampden Sydney 31–0; lost at Richmond 7–12; won at Virginia 14–7; won vs. VMI 12–6+31−27Won 27–7 vs. Roanoke+20RoanokeLost 0–25 vs. Duke-25DukeLost 0–27 at Tennessee-27TennesseeLost 0–12 vs. William & Mary-12William & MaryLost 7–13 at NC State-6NC StateWon 19–7 vs. Washington and Lee+12Washington and …Won 31–0 vs. Hampden Sydney+31Hampden SydneyLost 7–12 at Richmond-5RichmondWon 14–7 at Virginia+7VirginiaWon 12–6 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 12–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; 12th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 100th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
5–⁠5
Conference
2–⁠4 12th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
117–⁠116
Coach
Henry Redd
Elo
1441 −12 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−11.1 No. 99 of 126 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Carol Leo Shockey

1937 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Maryland2–⁠08–⁠2
North Carolina4–⁠0–⁠17–⁠1–⁠119
Duke5–⁠17–⁠2–⁠120
Clemson2–⁠0–⁠14–⁠4–⁠1
VMI4–⁠25–⁠5
NC State4–⁠2–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
South Carolina2–⁠2–⁠15–⁠6–⁠1
The Citadel2–⁠37–⁠4
Richmond2–⁠35–⁠4–⁠1
Washington and Lee2–⁠34–⁠5
Furman1–⁠2–⁠24–⁠3–⁠2
Virginia Tech2–⁠45–⁠5
William & Mary1–⁠34–⁠5
Wake Forest1–⁠43–⁠6
Davidson1–⁠62–⁠8

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