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1928 Virginia

2–⁠6–⁠1 (1–⁠6 Southern Conference), coached by Greasy Neale.

Schedule and results

Virginia in 1928, game by game: won vs. Randolph Macon 66–0; lost vs. South Carolina 13–24; tied at Princeton 0–0; lost at VMI 0–9; lost at Vanderbilt 0–34; won vs. Washington and Lee 20–13; lost at Virginia Tech 0–20; lost at Maryland 2–18; lost vs. North Carolina 20–24+66−34Won 66–0 vs. Randolph Macon+66Randolph MaconLost 13–24 vs. South Carolina-11South CarolinaTied 0–0 at Princeton0PrincetonLost 0–9 at VMI-9VMILost 0–34 at Vanderbilt-34VanderbiltWon 20–13 vs. Washington and Lee+7Washington and …Lost 0–20 at Virginia Tech-20Virginia TechLost 2–18 at Maryland-16MarylandLost 20–24 vs. North Carolina-4North Carolina
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 29vsRandolph MaconW 66–⁠093%
Oct 6vsSouth CarolinaL 13–⁠2468%
Oct 13atPrincetonT 0–⁠033%
Oct 20atVMIL 0–⁠946%
Oct 27atVanderbiltL 0–⁠3422%
Nov 3vsWashington and LeeW 20–⁠1361%
Nov 10atVirginia TechL 0–⁠2037%
Nov 17atMarylandL 2–⁠1842%
Nov 29vsNorth CarolinaL 20–⁠2451%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to North Carolina 24–⁠20; tied for 19th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 85th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Record
2–⁠6–⁠1
Conference
1–⁠6 tied for 19th in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
121–⁠142
Coach
Greasy Neale
Elo
1436 −108 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−13.0 No. 89 of 100 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Bill Luke

1928 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Georgia Tech7–⁠010–⁠0
Tennessee6–⁠0–⁠19–⁠0–⁠1
Florida6–⁠18–⁠1
Virginia Tech4–⁠17–⁠2
Alabama6–⁠26–⁠3
LSU3–⁠1–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
Vanderbilt4–⁠28–⁠2
Clemson4–⁠28–⁠3
Tulane3–⁠3–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Ole Miss3–⁠35–⁠4
South Carolina2–⁠2–⁠16–⁠2–⁠2
North Carolina2–⁠2–⁠25–⁠3–⁠2
Kentucky2–⁠2–⁠14–⁠3–⁠1
Maryland2–⁠3–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
VMI2–⁠3–⁠15–⁠3–⁠2
Georgia2–⁠44–⁠5
NC State1–⁠3–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1
Mississippi State1–⁠42–⁠4–⁠2
Virginia1–⁠62–⁠6–⁠1
Washington and Lee1–⁠62–⁠8
Sewanee0–⁠52–⁠7
Auburn0–⁠71–⁠8

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