1947 Virginia Tech
4–5 (4–3 Southern Conference), coached by Jimmy Kitts. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat George Washington 42–6Oct 31
By 36 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 | vs Furman | W 20–6 | 75% |
| Oct 4 | at Virginia | L 7–41 | 35% |
| Oct 11 | vs William & Mary | L 7–21 | 27% |
| Oct 18 | at 7Army | L 0–40 | 10% |
| Oct 25 | vs Maryland | L 19–21 | 51% |
| Oct 31 | atGeorge Washington | W 42–6 | 51% |
| Nov 8 | vsWashington and Lee | W 27–14 | 54% |
| Nov 15 | vs Richmond | W 26–14 | 76% |
| Nov 27 | vs VMI | L 14–28 | 66% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to VMI 28–14; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 108th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).
- Record
- 4–5
- Conference
- 4–3 8th in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 162–191
- Coach
- Jimmy Kitts
- Elo
- 1423 −10 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −2.7 No. 70 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Billy Shelby Barbour and Bobby Smith
1947 Southern Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| William & Mary | 7–1 | 9–2 | 14 |
 North Carolina | 4–1 | 8–2 | 9 |
 South Carolina | 4–1–1 | 6–2–1 | |
 Duke | 3–1–1 | 4–3–2 | 19 |
| Washington and Lee | 3–2 | 5–5 | |
| Maryland | 3–2–1 | 7–2–2 | |
 NC State | 3–2–1 | 5–3–1 | 17 |
 Virginia Tech | 4–3 | 4–5 | |
 Davidson | 3–3–1 | 6–3–1 | |
 Wake Forest | 3–4 | 6–4 | |
| VMI | 2–3–1 | 3–5–1 | |
 Clemson | 1–3 | 4–5 | |
 The Citadel | 1–4 | 3–5 | |
| Furman | 1–4 | 2–7 | |
| Richmond | 1–5 | 3–7 | |
| George Washington | 0–4 | 1–7–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.