1942 Virginia Tech
7–2–1 (5–1 Southern Conference), coached by Henry McEver, then S.D. Tilson. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Davidson 16–0Oct 10
By 16 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | vsCatawba | W 28–14 | 88% |
| Sep 26 | at Furman | W 7–6 | 74% |
| Oct 3 | vs William & Mary | L 7–21 | 45% |
| Oct 10 | vs Davidson | W 16–0 | 74% |
| Oct 17 | at Kentucky | T 21–21 | 37% |
| Oct 24 | vsWashington and Lee | W 19–6 | 71% |
| Oct 31 | vs Virginia | W 20–14 | 54% |
| Nov 7 | at Richmond | W 16–7 | 81% |
| Nov 14 | at Army | L 7–19 | 39% |
| Nov 26 | vs VMI | W 20–6 | 67% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat VMI 20–6; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The tied 82nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).
- Record
- 7–2–1
- Conference
- 5–1 2nd in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 161–114
- Coach
- Henry McEver, then S.D. Tilson
- Elo
- 1507 +38 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −0.7 No. 70 of 121 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Bill James
1942 Southern Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| William & Mary | 4–0 | 9–1–1 | 14 |
 Virginia Tech | 5–1 | 7–2–1 | |
 Wake Forest | 6–1–1 | 6–2–1 | |
 North Carolina | 3–1–1 | 5–2–2 | |
 Duke | 3–1–1 | 5–4–1 | |
 NC State | 3–1–2 | 4–4–2 | |
| Furman | 3–3 | 3–6 | |
 The Citadel | 2–2 | 5–2 | |
 Clemson | 2–3–1 | 3–6–1 | |
| VMI | 2–4–1 | 3–5–1 | |
| Davidson | 2–4–1 | 2–6–1 | |
| George Washington | 2–4 | 3–6 | |
 Maryland | 1–2 | 7–2 | |
 South Carolina | 1–4 | 1–7–1 | |
| Richmond | 1–5 | 3–6–1 | |
| Washington and Lee | 0–4 | 1–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.