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1967 Virginia Tech

7–⁠3, coached by Jerry Claiborne.

Schedule and results

Virginia Tech in 1967, game by game: won at Tampa 13–3; won vs. William & Mary 31–7; won at Kansas State 15–3; won vs. Villanova 3–0; won at Kentucky 24–14; won vs. Richmond 45–14; won at West Virginia 20–7; lost vs. Miami 7–14; lost at Florida State 15–38; lost vs. VMI 10–12+31−23Won 13–3 at Tampa+10TampaWon 31–7 vs. William & Mary+24William & MaryWon 15–3 at Kansas State+12Kansas StateWon 3–0 vs. Villanova+3VillanovaWon 24–14 at Kentucky+10KentuckyWon 45–14 vs. Richmond+31RichmondWon 20–7 at West Virginia+13West VirginiaLost 7–14 vs. Miami-7MiamiLost 15–38 at Florida State-23Florida StateLost 10–12 vs. VMI-2VMI
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 16atTampaW 13–⁠374%
Sep 23vsWilliam & MaryW 31–⁠773%
Sep 30atKansas StateW 15–⁠374%
Oct 7vsVillanovaW 3–⁠082%
Oct 14atKentuckyW 24–⁠1471%
Oct 24vsRichmondW 45–⁠1488%
Oct 28atWest VirginiaW 20–⁠759%
Nov 4vsMiamiL 7–⁠1463%
Nov 11atFlorida StateL 15–⁠3846%
Nov 23vsVMIL 10–⁠1275%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to VMI 12–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 39th-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 1967.

Consensus All-AmericanFrank Loria, DB

Record
7–⁠3
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
183–⁠112
Coach
Jerry Claiborne
Elo
1580 +11 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
5.6 No. 42 of 118 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1968

The 1968 draft
Rd 5Ken Barefoot TEWashington Redskins