1955 Virginia Tech
6–3–1 (2–1–1 Southern Conference), coached by Frank Moseley. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Pennsylvania 33–0Sep 24
By 33 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | at Wake Forest | L 0–13 | 60% |
| Sep 24 | at Pennsylvania | W 33–0 | 62% |
| Oct 1 | at William & Mary | W 14–7 | 57% |
| Oct 8 | at Florida State | W 24–20 | 57% |
| Oct 15 | vs Richmond | T 7–7 | 74% |
| Oct 22 | vs Virginia | W 17–13 | 82% |
| Oct 29 | vsGeorge Washington | L 7–13 | 66% |
| Nov 5 | vs Clemson | L 16–21 | 56% |
| Nov 12 | vs NC State | W 34–26 | 60% |
| Nov 24 | vs VMI | W 39–13 | 84% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat VMI 39–13; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 53rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).
- Record
- 6–3–1
- Conference
- 2–1–1 2nd in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 191–133
- Coach
- Frank Moseley
- Elo
- 1558 +3 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −2.4 No. 64 of 110 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
All-Southern Conference
2 first team, 2 second teamFirst team
Jim LockeOGAP-1- Jack PraterCAP-1
Second team
- Dickie BeardBAP-2
- Grover JonesEAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1955 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1955 Southern Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 West Virginia | 4–0 | 8–2 | 19 |
| Virginia Tech | 2–1–1 | 6–3–1 | |
| George Washington | 3–2 | 5–4 | |
| Richmond | 3–2–2 | 4–3–2 | |
 Davidson | 2–2 | 5–4 | |
 The Citadel | 2–2 | 5–4 | |
 Furman | 1–1 | 1–9 | |
| William & Mary | 1–3–1 | 1–7–1 | |
| VMI | 1–6 | 1–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.