1939 Virginia Tech
4–5–1 (1–4–1 Southern Conference), coached by Henry Redd. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Centre 28–0Oct 27
By 28 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23 | vsRandolph Macon | W 26–0 | 87% |
| Sep 30 | at Marshall | L 0–20 | 86% |
| Oct 7 | at North Carolina | L 6–13 | 16% |
| Oct 17 | vs William & Mary | T 6–6 | 52% |
| Oct 27 | vsCentre | W 28–0 | 77% |
| Oct 28 | vsWashington and Lee | L 0–6 | 46% |
| Nov 4 | vs Furman | W 20–7 | 62% |
| Nov 11 | at Richmond | L 0–13 | 46% |
| Nov 18 | at Virginia | W 13–0 | 28% |
| Nov 30 | vs VMI | L 7–19 | 55% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to VMI 19–7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 11th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 115th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).
- Record
- 4–5–1
- Conference
- 1–4–1 tied for 11th in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 106–84
- Coach
- Henry Redd
- Elo
- 1398 −55 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 0.3 No. 63 of 124 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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- Captain
- David Marion Pitts
1939 Southern Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Duke | 5–0 | 8–1 | 8 |
 Clemson | 4–0 | 9–1 | 12 |
| North Carolina | 5–1 | 8–1–1 | |
| William & Mary | 2–0–1 | 6–2–1 | |
| Richmond | 3–1–1 | 7–1–2 | |
| VMI | 3–1–1 | 6–3–1 | |
 Wake Forest | 3–3 | 7–3 | |
| Furman | 3–3 | 5–4 | |
 NC State | 2–4 | 2–8 | |
| Washington and Lee | 1–2 | 3–4–1 | |
 Virginia Tech | 1–4–1 | 4–5–1 | |
 South Carolina | 1–3 | 3–6–1 | |
 Davidson | 1–7 | 2–7 | |
 The Citadel | 0–4 | 3–8 | |
 Maryland | 0–1 | 2–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.