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1916 Virginia

4–⁠5 (2–⁠0 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Conference), coached by Peyton Evans.

Schedule and results

Virginia in 1916, game by game: won vs. Davidson 14–0; lost at Yale 3–61; won vs. Richmond 21–0; lost vs. Georgia 7–13; lost at Vanderbilt 6–27; lost at Harvard 0–51; won vs. South Carolina 35–6; won vs. VMI 20–7; lost vs. North Carolina 0–7+29−58Won 14–0 vs. Davidson+14DavidsonLost 3–61 at Yale-58YaleWon 21–0 vs. Richmond+21RichmondLost 7–13 vs. Georgia-6GeorgiaLost 6–27 at Vanderbilt-21VanderbiltLost 0–51 at Harvard-51HarvardWon 35–6 vs. South Carolina+29South CarolinaWon 20–7 vs. VMI+13VMILost 0–7 vs. North Carolina-7North Carolina
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 30vsDavidsonW 14–⁠078%
Oct 7atYaleL 3–⁠6164%
Oct 14vsRichmondW 21–⁠080%
Oct 21vsGeorgiaL 7–⁠1359%
Oct 28atVanderbiltL 6–⁠2735%
Nov 4atHarvardL 0–⁠5132%
Nov 11vsSouth CarolinaW 35–⁠681%
Nov 18vsVMIW 20–⁠766%
Nov 30vsNorth CarolinaL 0–⁠762%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to North Carolina 7–⁠0; tied for first in the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 38th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Record
4–⁠5
Conference
2–⁠0 shared first in South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
106–⁠172
Coach
Peyton Evans
Elo
1553 −99 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−8.3 No. 56 of 90 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1916 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Virginia Tech2–⁠07–⁠2
Virginia2–⁠04–⁠5
Georgetown1–⁠08–⁠1
Davidson1–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
NC State0–⁠32–⁠5
Richmond0–⁠20–⁠2

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.