1964 Virginia Tech
6–4 (3–1 Southern Conference), coached by Jerry Claiborne. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 10 Florida State 20–11Oct 24
Florida State was ranked No. 10, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | atTampa | W 18–14 | 86% |
| Sep 26 | vs Wake Forest | L 21–38 | 82% |
| Oct 3 | at Virginia | L 17–20 | 63% |
| Oct 10 | vsGeorge Washington | W 33–0 | 72% |
| Oct 17 | vs West Virginia | L 10–23 | 63% |
| Oct 24 | vs 10Florida State | W 20–11 | 38% |
| Oct 31 | at William & Mary | W 27–20 | 58% |
| Nov 7 | vs NC State | W 28–19 | 54% |
| Nov 14 | at Syracuse | L 15–20 | 26% |
| Nov 26 | vs VMI | W 35–13 | 77% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat VMI 35–13; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 60th-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 1964.
- Record
- 6–4
- Conference
- 3–1 2nd in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 224–178
- Coach
- Jerry Claiborne
- Elo
- 1547 −11 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 2.0 No. 60 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
Drafted in 1965
The 1965 draft| Rd 3 | Bob Schweickert B | San Francisco 49ers |
| Rd 6 | Sonny Utz RB | Dallas Cowboys |
1964 Southern Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | 5–0 | 7–4 | |
 Virginia Tech | 3–1 | 6–4 | |
| George Washington | 3–2 | 5–4 | |
| William & Mary | 4–3 | 4–6 | |
 The Citadel | 4–3 | 4–6 | |
 Richmond | 2–4 | 3–7 | |
 Davidson | 1–3 | 3–6 | |
 Furman | 1–4 | 3–7 | |
| VMI | 1–4 | 1–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.