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1941 Virginia Tech

6–⁠4 (4–⁠2 Southern Conference), coached by Jimmy Kitts.

Schedule and results

Virginia Tech in 1941, game by game: won vs. Catawba 22–2; lost at Kentucky 14–37; won vs. Georgetown 3–0; lost vs. William & Mary 7–16; won at Davidson 16–0; won vs. Washington and Lee 13–3; lost vs. Virginia 0–34; won vs. NC State 14–13; lost at VMI 10–15; won vs. Richmond 13–0+20−34Won 22–2 vs. Catawba+20CatawbaLost 14–37 at Kentucky-23KentuckyWon 3–0 vs. Georgetown+3GeorgetownLost 7–16 vs. William & Mary-9William & MaryWon 16–0 at Davidson+16DavidsonWon 13–3 vs. Washington and Lee+10Washington and …Lost 0–34 vs. Virginia-34VirginiaWon 14–13 vs. NC State+1NC StateLost 10–15 at VMI-5VMIWon 13–0 vs. Richmond+13Richmond
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 20vsCatawbaW 22–⁠286%
Sep 27atKentuckyL 14–⁠3734%
Oct 4vsGeorgetownW 3–⁠031%
Oct 11vsWilliam & MaryL 7–⁠1645%
Oct 18atDavidsonW 16–⁠052%
Oct 25vsWashington and LeeW 13–⁠359%
Nov 1vsVirginiaL 0–⁠3441%
Nov 8vsNC StateW 14–⁠1352%
Nov 20atVMIL 10–⁠1541%
Nov 29vsRichmondW 13–⁠077%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Richmond 13–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 96th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
6–⁠4
Conference
4–⁠2 tied for 5th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
112–⁠120
Coach
Jimmy Kitts
Elo
1453 +8 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−9.3 No. 91 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Bill Tate and Bill Zydiak

All-Southern Conference

1 second team

Second team

  • Roger McClureOGAP-2; UP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1941 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1941 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Duke5–⁠09–⁠12
South Carolina4–⁠0–⁠14–⁠4–⁠1
Clemson5–⁠17–⁠2
William & Mary4–⁠18–⁠2
Virginia Tech4–⁠26–⁠4
VMI4–⁠24–⁠6
Wake Forest4–⁠2–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1
NC State3–⁠4–⁠24–⁠5–⁠2
Furman2–⁠3–⁠23–⁠4–⁠2
Washington and Lee1–⁠2–⁠21–⁠6–⁠2
North Carolina2–⁠43–⁠7
Maryland1–⁠23–⁠5–⁠1
Davidson1–⁠5–⁠21–⁠6–⁠3
The Citadel0–⁠2–⁠14–⁠3–⁠1
George Washington0–⁠4–⁠11–⁠7–⁠1
Richmond0–⁠62–⁠7

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