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1930 Virginia

4–⁠6 (2–⁠5 Southern Conference), coached by Earl Abell.

Schedule and results

Virginia in 1930, game by game: won vs. Roanoke 37–0; won vs. Randolph Macon 48–0; lost at Duke 0–32; lost at Pennsylvania 6–40; won at VMI 13–0; lost at Kentucky 0–47; lost vs. Maryland 6–14; lost at Virginia Tech 13–34; won vs. Washington and Lee 21–7; lost vs. North Carolina 0–41+48−47Won 37–0 vs. Roanoke+37RoanokeWon 48–0 vs. Randolph Macon+48Randolph MaconLost 0–32 at Duke-32DukeLost 6–40 at Pennsylvania-34PennsylvaniaWon 13–0 at VMI+13VMILost 0–47 at Kentucky-47KentuckyLost 6–14 vs. Maryland-8MarylandLost 13–34 at Virginia Tech-21Virginia TechWon 21–7 vs. Washington and Lee+14Washington and …Lost 0–41 vs. North Carolina-41North Carolina
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 20vsRoanokeW 37–⁠086%
Sep 27vsRandolph MaconW 48–⁠089%
Oct 4atDukeL 0–⁠3247%
Oct 11atPennsylvaniaL 6–⁠4026%
Oct 18atVMIW 13–⁠025%
Oct 25atKentuckyL 0–⁠4726%
Nov 1vsMarylandL 6–⁠1453%
Nov 8atVirginia TechL 13–⁠3434%
Nov 15vsWashington and LeeW 21–⁠762%
Nov 27vsNorth CarolinaL 0–⁠4132%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to North Carolina 41–⁠0; 17th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 98th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Record
4–⁠6
Conference
2–⁠5 17th in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
144–⁠215
Coach
Earl Abell
Elo
1402 −54 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−21.8 No. 102 of 106 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1930 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama8–⁠010–⁠0
Tulane5–⁠08–⁠1
Tennessee6–⁠19–⁠1
Duke4–⁠1–⁠18–⁠1–⁠2
Vanderbilt5–⁠28–⁠2
Maryland4–⁠27–⁠5
Florida4–⁠2–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
North Carolina4–⁠2–⁠25–⁠3–⁠2
Clemson3–⁠28–⁠2
Georgia3–⁠2–⁠17–⁠2–⁠1
Kentucky4–⁠35–⁠3
South Carolina4–⁠36–⁠4
Virginia Tech2–⁠3–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
Mississippi State2–⁠32–⁠7
Georgia Tech2–⁠4–⁠12–⁠6–⁠1
LSU2–⁠46–⁠4
Virginia2–⁠54–⁠6
Sewanee1–⁠43–⁠6–⁠1
Ole Miss1–⁠53–⁠5–⁠1
NC State1–⁠52–⁠8
Auburn1–⁠63–⁠7
Washington and Lee0–⁠4–⁠13–⁠6–⁠1
VMI0–⁠53–⁠6

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