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1969 Virginia Tech

4–⁠5–⁠1, coached by Jerry Claiborne.

Schedule and results

Virginia Tech in 1969, game by game: lost vs. No. 13 Alabama 13–17; lost at Wake Forest 10–16; lost at Richmond 10–17; lost vs. Kentucky 6–7; lost vs. South Carolina 16–17; won at Buffalo 21–7; won vs. William & Mary 48–7; tied vs. Florida State 10–10; won vs. Duke 48–12; won vs. VMI 52–0+52−7Lost 13–17 vs. No. 13 Alabama-4No. 13 AlabamaLost 10–16 at Wake Forest-6Wake ForestLost 10–17 at Richmond-7RichmondLost 6–7 vs. Kentucky-1KentuckyLost 16–17 vs. South Carolina-1South CarolinaWon 21–7 at Buffalo+14BuffaloWon 48–7 vs. William & Mary+41William & MaryTied 10–10 vs. Florida State0Florida StateWon 48–12 vs. Duke+36DukeWon 52–0 vs. VMI+52VMI
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 20vs13AlabamaL 13–⁠1750%
Sep 27atWake ForestL 10–⁠1658%
Oct 4atRichmondL 10–⁠1742%
Oct 11vsKentuckyL 6–⁠771%
Oct 18vsSouth CarolinaL 16–⁠1754%
Oct 25atBuffaloW 21–⁠744%
Nov 1vsWilliam & MaryW 48–⁠764%
Nov 8vsFlorida StateT 10–⁠1044%
Nov 15vsDukeW 48–⁠1275%
Nov 27vsVMIW 52–⁠088%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat VMI 52–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 45th-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 1969.

Record
4–⁠5–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
234–⁠110
Coach
Jerry Claiborne
Elo
1571 +8 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
2.2 No. 55 of 122 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1970

The 1970 draft
Rd 6Ken Edwards RBBuffalo Bills