1961 Virginia Tech
4–5 (2–3 Southern Conference), coached by Jerry Claiborne. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Virginia 20–0Oct 21
By 20 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16 | vs William & Mary | W 20–6 | 69% |
| Oct 7 | at West Virginia | L 0–28 | 69% |
| Oct 14 | at Tulane | L 14–27 | 49% |
| Oct 21 | vs Virginia | W 20–0 | 73% |
| Oct 28 | vs Florida State | W 10–7 | 54% |
| Nov 4 | at Richmond | L 0–11 | 55% |
| Nov 11 | at Wake Forest | L 15–24 | 49% |
| Nov 17 | vsGeorge Washington | W 14–3 | 57% |
| Nov 23 | vs VMI | L 0–6 | 43% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to VMI 6–0; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 104th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1961.
- Record
- 4–5
- Conference
- 2–3 7th in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 93–112
- Coach
- Jerry Claiborne
- Elo
- 1431 −77 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −9.1 No. 83 of 111 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
1961 Southern Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 The Citadel | 5–1 | 7–3 | |
| Richmond | 5–2 | 5–5 | |
| VMI | 4–2 | 6–4 | |
| West Virginia | 2–1 | 4–6 | |
 Furman | 2–2 | 7–3 | |
| George Washington | 3–4 | 3–6 | |
 Virginia Tech | 2–3 | 4–5 | |
 Davidson | 1–4 | 4–4 | |
| William & Mary | 1–6 | 1–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.