1962 Virginia Tech
5–5 (2–3 Southern Conference), coached by Jerry Claiborne. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Wake Forest 37–8Nov 10
By 29 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15 | at William & Mary | L 0–3 | 58% |
| Sep 22 | vsGeorge Washington | W 15–14 | 60% |
| Sep 29 | vs West Virginia | L 0–14 | 55% |
| Oct 6 | vs Virginia | W 20–15 | 56% |
| Oct 13 | vs Richmond | W 13–7 | 62% |
| Oct 20 | at Army | L 12–20 | 27% |
| Oct 27 | at Florida State | L 7–20 | 28% |
| Nov 3 | at Tulane | W 24–22 | 52% |
| Nov 10 | vs Wake Forest | W 37–8 | 70% |
| Nov 22 | vs VMI | L 9–14 | 44% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to VMI 14–9; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 103rd-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 1962.
- Record
- 5–5
- Conference
- 2–3 6th in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 137–137
- Coach
- Jerry Claiborne
- Elo
- 1432 −22 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −4.4 No. 73 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
1962 Southern Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| VMI | 6–0 | 6–4 | |
| West Virginia | 4–0 | 8–2 | |
| Richmond | 3–2 | 6–3 | |
| William & Mary | 4–3–1 | 4–5–1 | |
 Furman | 2–2 | 4–6 | |
 Virginia Tech | 2–3 | 5–5 | |
 The Citadel | 1–4 | 3–7 | |
| George Washington | 1–5 | 3–7 | |
 Davidson | 0–4–1 | 3–5–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.