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1931 VMI

3–⁠6–⁠1 (2–⁠4 Southern Conference), coached by W.C. Raftery.

Schedule and results

VMI in 1931, game by game: won vs. Hampden Sydney 6–0; lost vs. Richmond 0–7; lost at Duke 0–13; tied vs. The Citadel 13–13; won at Virginia 18–3; lost at Maryland 20–41; lost at Davidson 0–7; won vs. Clemson 7–6; lost vs. Kentucky 12–20; lost at Virginia Tech 6–13+15−21Won 6–0 vs. Hampden Sydney+6Hampden SydneyLost 0–7 vs. Richmond-7RichmondLost 0–13 at Duke-13DukeTied 13–13 vs. The Citadel0The CitadelWon 18–3 at Virginia+15VirginiaLost 20–41 at Maryland-21MarylandLost 0–7 at Davidson-7DavidsonWon 7–6 vs. Clemson+1ClemsonLost 12–20 vs. Kentucky-8KentuckyLost 6–13 at Virginia Tech-7Virginia Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 19vsHampden SydneyW 6–⁠086%
Sep 26vsRichmondL 0–⁠764%
Oct 3atDukeL 0–⁠1328%
Oct 10vsThe CitadelT 13–⁠1354%
Oct 17atVirginiaW 18–⁠342%
Oct 24atMarylandL 20–⁠4133%
Oct 31atDavidsonL 0–⁠742%
Nov 7vsClemsonW 7–⁠654%
Nov 14vsKentuckyL 12–⁠2038%
Nov 26atVirginia TechL 6–⁠1337%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Virginia Tech 13–⁠6; tied for 17th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 55th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 118 on file).

Record
3–⁠6–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠4 tied for 17th in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
82–⁠123
Coach
W.C. Raftery
Elo
1385 −66 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−9.4 No. 82 of 110 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1931 Southern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Tulane8–⁠011–⁠1
Tennessee6–⁠0–⁠19–⁠0–⁠1
Alabama7–⁠19–⁠1
Georgia6–⁠18–⁠2
Maryland4–⁠1–⁠18–⁠1–⁠1
Kentucky4–⁠2–⁠25–⁠2–⁠2
LSU3–⁠25–⁠4
Sewanee3–⁠36–⁠3–⁠1
Auburn3–⁠35–⁠3–⁠1
Duke3–⁠3–⁠15–⁠3–⁠2
South Carolina3–⁠3–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
North Carolina2–⁠3–⁠34–⁠3–⁠3
Vanderbilt3–⁠45–⁠4
Washington and Lee2–⁠34–⁠5–⁠1
Florida2–⁠4–⁠22–⁠6–⁠2
Georgia Tech2–⁠4–⁠12–⁠7–⁠1
VMI2–⁠43–⁠6–⁠1
NC State2–⁠43–⁠6
Virginia Tech1–⁠4–⁠13–⁠4–⁠2
Clemson1–⁠41–⁠6–⁠2
Ole Miss1–⁠52–⁠6–⁠1
Virginia0–⁠5–⁠11–⁠7–⁠2
Mississippi State0–⁠52–⁠6

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