1940 Virginia Tech
5–5 (2–3 Southern Conference), coached by Henry Redd. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Catawba 34–12Sep 21
By 22 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21 | vsCatawba | W 34–12 | 85% |
| Sep 28 | at Marshall | L 7–13 | 80% |
| Oct 5 | vs Richmond | L 7–13 | 67% |
| Oct 12 | vs William & Mary | L 13–20 | 45% |
| Oct 19 | at Georgetown | L 4–46 | 15% |
| Oct 26 | vsWashington and Lee | W 21–0 | 42% |
| Nov 2 | vs Virginia | W 6–0 | 39% |
| Nov 9 | vs Furman | W 38–21 | 64% |
| Nov 16 | atCentre | W 10–6 | 74% |
| Nov 21 | vs VMI | L 0–14 | 41% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to VMI 14–0; unranked in the final AP poll; 10th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 110th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).
- Record
- 5–5
- Conference
- 2–3 10th in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 140–145
- Coach
- Henry Redd
- Elo
- 1417 −15 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −5.7 No. 84 of 121 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Jim Coleman and John Henderson
1940 Southern Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Clemson | 4–0 | 6–2–1 | |
 Duke | 4–1 | 7–2 | 18 |
 Wake Forest | 4–2 | 7–3 | |
| William & Mary | 2–1–1 | 6–2–1 | |
| Richmond | 3–2 | 6–3 | |
 North Carolina | 3–2 | 6–4 | |
| VMI | 3–2–1 | 7–2–1 | |
| Furman | 4–3 | 5–4 | |
| Washington and Lee | 1–1–1 | 2–7–1 | |
 Virginia Tech | 2–3 | 5–5 | |
 NC State | 3–5 | 3–6 | |
 South Carolina | 1–3 | 3–6 | |
 Maryland | 0–1–1 | 2–6–1 | |
 Davidson | 1–5 | 5–5 | |
 The Citadel | 0–4 | 4–5 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.