1951 Virginia Tech

2–⁠8 (1–⁠7 Southern Conference), coached by Frank Moseley.

Schedule and results

Virginia Tech in 1951, game by game: won vs. Marshall 18–12; lost vs. Davidson 20–32; lost at Virginia 0–33; lost vs. George Washington 13–38; lost at Duke 6–55; lost vs. NC State 14–19; lost at Washington and Lee 0–60; lost at William & Mary 7–28; won vs. Richmond 20–14; lost vs. VMI 7–20+7−60Won 18–12 vs. Marshall+6MarshallLost 20–32 vs. Davidson-12DavidsonLost 0–33 at Virginia-33VirginiaLost 13–38 vs. George Washington-25George Washingt…Lost 6–55 at Duke-49DukeLost 14–19 vs. NC State-5NC StateLost 0–60 at Washington and Lee-60Washington and …Lost 7–28 at William & Mary-21William & MaryWon 20–14 vs. Richmond+6RichmondLost 7–20 vs. VMI-13VMI
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to VMI 20–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; 17th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 122nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
2–⁠8
Conference
1–⁠7 17th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
105–⁠311
Coach
Frank Moseley
Elo
1235 −61 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−19.6 No. 107 of 116 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1951 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Maryland5–⁠010–⁠03
VMI5–⁠07–⁠3
William & Mary5–⁠17–⁠3
Washington and Lee5–⁠16–⁠4
Clemson3–⁠17–⁠319
Duke4–⁠25–⁠4–⁠1
Wake Forest5–⁠36–⁠4
South Carolina5–⁠35–⁠4
George Washington2–⁠3–⁠12–⁠6–⁠1
West Virginia2–⁠35–⁠5
North Carolina2–⁠32–⁠8
NC State2–⁠63–⁠7
Richmond2–⁠63–⁠8
The Citadel1–⁠34–⁠6
Furman1–⁠4–⁠13–⁠6–⁠1
Davidson1–⁠51–⁠8
Virginia Tech1–⁠72–⁠8

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