1924 Virginia

5–⁠4 (3–⁠2 Southern Conference), coached by Greasy Neale.

Schedule and results

Virginia in 1924, game by game: won vs. Hampden Sydney 13–9; lost at Harvard 0–14; won vs. Randolph Macon 26–6; won vs. VMI 13–0; lost at Pennsylvania 0–27; lost vs. Washington and Lee 7–20; lost vs. Georgia 0–7; won at Virginia Tech 6–0; won vs. North Carolina 7–0+20−27Won 13–9 vs. Hampden Sydney+4Hampden SydneyLost 0–14 at Harvard-14HarvardWon 26–6 vs. Randolph Macon+20Randolph MaconWon 13–0 vs. VMI+13VMILost 0–27 at Pennsylvania-27PennsylvaniaLost 7–20 vs. Washington and Lee-13Washington and …Lost 0–7 vs. Georgia-7GeorgiaWon 6–0 at Virginia Tech+6Virginia TechWon 7–0 vs. North Carolina+7North Carolina
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat North Carolina 7–⁠0; tied for 6th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 58th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Record
5–⁠4
Conference
3–⁠2 tied for 6th in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
72–⁠83
Coach
Greasy Neale
Elo
1492 +19 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−2.5 No. 71 of 111 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1924 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama5–⁠08–⁠1
Georgia5–⁠17–⁠3
Florida2–⁠0–⁠16–⁠2–⁠2
Tulane4–⁠18–⁠1
Washington and Lee4–⁠1–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
South Carolina3–⁠27–⁠3
Mississippi State3–⁠25–⁠4
Virginia3–⁠25–⁠4
Sewanee3–⁠25–⁠5
Georgia Tech3–⁠2–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
Vanderbilt3–⁠36–⁠3–⁠1
Virginia Tech2–⁠2–⁠34–⁠2–⁠3
VMI2–⁠3–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Kentucky2–⁠34–⁠5
North Carolina2–⁠34–⁠5
Maryland1–⁠2–⁠13–⁠3–⁠3
Auburn2–⁠4–⁠14–⁠4–⁠1
NC State1–⁠4–⁠12–⁠6–⁠2
LSU0–⁠35–⁠4
Ole Miss0–⁠34–⁠5
Tennessee0–⁠43–⁠5
Clemson0–⁠32–⁠6

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