1909 VMI

1–⁠2, coached by William Gloth. The season’s Wikipedia article records 4–⁠3, over seven games to the three on file here.

VMI, 1909
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

VMI in 1909, game by game: won vs. North Carolina 3–0; lost at Virginia 0–32; lost vs. Davidson 0–8+7−32Won 3–0 vs. North Carolina+3North CarolinaLost 0–32 at Virginia-32VirginiaLost 0–8 vs. Davidson-8Davidson
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 16vsNorth CarolinaW 3–⁠047%
Oct 30atVirginiaL 0–⁠3225%
Nov 25vsDavidsonL 0–⁠854%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Davidson 8–⁠0.

In program history: The tied 44th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 118 on file).

Games missing from our records

Wikipedia’s season articles and Spalding’s Official Foot Ball Guide (1910) list four games of VMI’s 1909 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. They don’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here. Where two sources give a game alike (both teams’ articles or records, or an article and the guide), both are named.

DateOpponentResultSource
Oct 4vsRoanoke CollegeW 29–⁠0VMI’s article, Spalding’s Official Foot Ball Guide, 1910
Oct 9vsWilliam & MaryW 6–⁠0VMI’s article, William & Mary’s article
Oct 30vsSt. John’s (Maryland)L 0–⁠6VMI’s articleOur records have VMI playing Virginia on October 30.
Nov 13vsRandolph MaconW 21–⁠5VMI’s article
Record
1–⁠2
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
3–⁠40
Coach
William Gloth
Elo
1422 −25 this season
SP+ rating
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Recruiting class
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