1965 Virginia Tech

7–⁠3, coached by Jerry Claiborne.

Schedule and results

Virginia Tech in 1965, game by game: won vs. Wake Forest 12–3; won at Richmond 25–7; won vs. William & Mary 9–7; won at George Washington 17–12; lost at Vanderbilt 10–21; won vs. Virginia 22–14; lost at Florida State 6–7; lost at West Virginia 22–31; won vs. Villanova 21–19; won vs. VMI 44–13+31−11Won 12–3 vs. Wake Forest+9Wake ForestWon 25–7 at Richmond+18RichmondWon 9–7 vs. William & Mary+2William & MaryWon 17–12 at George Washington+5George Washingt…Lost 10–21 at Vanderbilt-11VanderbiltWon 22–14 vs. Virginia+8VirginiaLost 6–7 at Florida State-1Florida StateLost 22–31 at West Virginia-9West VirginiaWon 21–19 vs. Villanova+2VillanovaWon 44–13 vs. VMI+31VMI
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat VMI 44–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 56th-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 1965.

Record
7–⁠3
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
188–⁠134
Coach
Jerry Claiborne
Elo
1552 +21 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−2.8 No. 70 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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