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1929 Virginia

4–⁠3–⁠2 (1–⁠3–⁠2 Southern Conference), coached by Earl Abell.

Schedule and results

Virginia in 1929, game by game: won vs. Randolph Macon 27–6; won at South Carolina 6–0; won vs. Swarthmore 12–7; lost vs. VMI 7–20; won vs. St. John’s (Maryland) 32–7; tied at Maryland 13–13; lost vs. Virginia Tech 12–32; tied at Washington and Lee 13–13; lost at North Carolina 7–41+25−34Won 27–6 vs. Randolph Macon+21Randolph MaconWon 6–0 at South Carolina+6South CarolinaWon 12–7 vs. Swarthmore+5SwarthmoreLost 7–20 vs. VMI-13VMIWon 32–7 vs. St. John’s (Maryland)+25St. John’s (Mar…Tied 13–13 at Maryland0MarylandLost 12–32 vs. Virginia Tech-20Virginia TechTied 13–13 at Washington and Lee0Washington and …Lost 7–41 at North Carolina-34North Carolina
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 28vsRandolph MaconW 27–⁠688%
Oct 5atSouth CarolinaW 6–⁠038%
Oct 12vsSwarthmoreW 12–⁠789%
Oct 19vsVMIL 7–⁠2051%
Oct 26vsSt. John’s (Maryland)W 32–⁠787%
Nov 2atMarylandT 13–⁠1346%
Nov 9vsVirginia TechL 12–⁠3249%
Nov 16atWashington and LeeT 13–⁠1348%
Nov 28atNorth CarolinaL 7–⁠4117%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to North Carolina 41–⁠7; 15th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 87th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Record
4–⁠3–⁠2
Conference
1–⁠3–⁠2 15th in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
129–⁠139
Coach
Earl Abell
Elo
1433 −24 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−12.9 No. 82 of 100 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1929 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Tulane6–⁠09–⁠0
Tennessee6–⁠0–⁠19–⁠0–⁠1
North Carolina7–⁠19–⁠1
Florida6–⁠18–⁠2
Vanderbilt5–⁠17–⁠2
Kentucky3–⁠1–⁠16–⁠1–⁠1
VMI4–⁠28–⁠2
Georgia4–⁠26–⁠4
Duke2–⁠14–⁠6
LSU3–⁠26–⁠3
Alabama4–⁠36–⁠3
Clemson3–⁠38–⁠3
Virginia Tech2–⁠35–⁠4
Georgia Tech3–⁠53–⁠6
Virginia1–⁠3–⁠24–⁠3–⁠2
Maryland1–⁠3–⁠14–⁠4–⁠2
South Carolina2–⁠56–⁠5
Washington and Lee1–⁠4–⁠13–⁠5–⁠1
Ole Miss0–⁠4–⁠21–⁠6–⁠2
Mississippi State0–⁠3–⁠11–⁠5–⁠2
Sewanee0–⁠4–⁠12–⁠5–⁠2
Auburn0–⁠72–⁠7
NC State0–⁠51–⁠8

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