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1920 Virginia

5–⁠2–⁠2 (1–⁠1 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Conference), coached by W. Warren.

Schedule and results

Virginia in 1920, game by game: won vs. William & Mary 27–0; won vs. Randolph Macon 65–0; lost vs. VMI 6–22; won at Johns Hopkins 14–0; won at Rutgers 7–0; lost at Harvard 0–24; tied vs. Georgia 0–0; tied at Vanderbilt 7–7; won vs. North Carolina 14–0+65−24Won 27–0 vs. William & Mary+27William & MaryWon 65–0 vs. Randolph Macon+65Randolph MaconLost 6–22 vs. VMI-16VMIWon 14–0 at Johns Hopkins+14Johns HopkinsWon 7–0 at Rutgers+7RutgersLost 0–24 at Harvard-24HarvardTied 0–0 vs. Georgia0GeorgiaTied 7–7 at Vanderbilt0VanderbiltWon 14–0 vs. North Carolina+14North Carolina
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25vsWilliam & MaryW 27–⁠056%
Oct 2vsRandolph MaconW 65–⁠088%
Oct 9vsVMIL 6–⁠2252%
Oct 16atJohns HopkinsW 14–⁠077%
Oct 23atRutgersW 7–⁠040%
Oct 30atHarvardL 0–⁠2424%
Nov 6vsGeorgiaT 0–⁠035%
Nov 20atVanderbiltT 7–⁠734%
Nov 25vsNorth CarolinaW 14–⁠070%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat North Carolina 14–⁠0; tied for 5th in the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 59th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Record
5–⁠2–⁠2
Conference
1–⁠1 tied for 5th in South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
140–⁠53
Coach
W. Warren
Elo
1488 +52 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
3.6 No. 44 of 96 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1920 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
VMI3–⁠09–⁠0
Maryland1–⁠07–⁠2
Georgetown1–⁠01–⁠3
NC State3–⁠27–⁠3
Virginia1–⁠15–⁠2–⁠2
Davidson1–⁠15–⁠5
Virginia Tech2–⁠34–⁠6
Richmond0–⁠21–⁠2
William & Mary0–⁠30–⁠3

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