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1929 VMI

8–⁠2 (4–⁠2 Southern Conference), coached by W.C. Raftery.

Schedule and results

VMI in 1929, game by game: won vs. Hampden Sydney 19–0; won at Richmond 40–0; lost at Florida 7–12; won vs. The Citadel 13–7; won at Virginia 20–7; won vs. Maryland 7–6; won at Davidson 12–6; won vs. Clemson 12–0; lost vs. Kentucky 12–23; won vs. Virginia Tech 14–0+40−11Won 19–0 vs. Hampden Sydney+19Hampden SydneyWon 40–0 at Richmond+40RichmondLost 7–12 at Florida-5FloridaWon 13–7 vs. The Citadel+6The CitadelWon 20–7 at Virginia+13VirginiaWon 7–6 vs. Maryland+1MarylandWon 12–6 at Davidson+6DavidsonWon 12–0 vs. Clemson+12ClemsonLost 12–23 vs. Kentucky-11KentuckyWon 14–0 vs. Virginia Tech+14Virginia Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 21vsHampden SydneyW 19–⁠087%
Sep 28atRichmondW 40–⁠053%
Oct 5atFloridaL 7–⁠1232%
Oct 12vsThe CitadelW 13–⁠764%
Oct 19atVirginiaW 20–⁠749%
Oct 26vsMarylandW 7–⁠673%
Nov 2atDavidsonW 12–⁠672%
Nov 9vsClemsonW 12–⁠059%
Nov 16vsKentuckyL 12–⁠2364%
Nov 28vsVirginia TechW 14–⁠063%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Virginia Tech 14–⁠0; tied for 7th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 5th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 118 on file).

Record
8–⁠2
Conference
4–⁠2 tied for 7th in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
156–⁠61
Coach
W.C. Raftery
Elo
1586 +92 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
1.3 No. 54 of 100 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1929 Southern Conference standings

Conference page
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.