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1968 Virginia Tech

7–⁠4, coached by Jerry Claiborne.

Schedule and results

Virginia Tech in 1968, game by game: lost at No. 7 Alabama 7–14; won at William & Mary 12–0; lost vs. Kansas State 19–34; won vs. Wake Forest 7–6; lost at No. 12 Miami 8–13; won vs. West Virginia 27–12; won at No. 18 Florida State 40–22; won vs. Richmond 31–18; won at South Carolina 17–6; won vs. VMI 55–6; lost vs. Ole Miss 17–34+49−17Lost 7–14 at No. 7 Alabama-7No. 7 AlabamaWon 12–0 at William & Mary+12William & MaryLost 19–34 vs. Kansas State-15Kansas StateWon 7–6 vs. Wake Forest+1Wake ForestLost 8–13 at No. 12 Miami-5No. 12 MiamiWon 27–12 vs. West Virginia+15West VirginiaWon 40–22 at No. 18 Florida State+18No. 18 Florida StateWon 31–18 vs. Richmond+13RichmondWon 17–6 at South Carolina+11South CarolinaWon 55–6 vs. VMI+49VMILost 17–34 vs. Ole Miss-17Ole Miss
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 21at7AlabamaL 7–⁠1431%
Sep 28atWilliam & MaryW 12–⁠045%
Oct 5vsKansas StateL 19–⁠3481%
Oct 12vsWake ForestW 7–⁠666%
Oct 18at12MiamiL 8–⁠1328%
Oct 26vsWest VirginiaW 27–⁠1254%
Nov 2at18Florida StateW 40–⁠2230%
Nov 9vsRichmondW 31–⁠1874%
Nov 16atSouth CarolinaW 17–⁠658%
Nov 28vsVMIW 55–⁠686%
Dec 14Bowls & playoffvsOle MissLiberty BowlL 17–⁠3457%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Ole Miss 34–⁠17 in the Liberty Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 30th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
7–⁠4
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
240–⁠165
Coach
Jerry Claiborne
Elo
1593 +40 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
9.3 No. 34 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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