1932 VMI

2–⁠8 (1–⁠4 Southern Conference), coached by W.C. Raftery.

Schedule and results

VMI in 1932, game by game: won vs. King George 18–6; lost at Kentucky 0–23; lost vs. Duke 0–44; lost at The Citadel 6–12; lost vs. Davidson 0–12; won vs. Virginia 6–4; lost at Maryland 7–12; lost at William & Mary 7–20; lost at Richmond 0–7; lost at Virginia Tech 0–26+12−44Won 18–6 vs. King George+12King GeorgeLost 0–23 at Kentucky-23KentuckyLost 0–44 vs. Duke-44DukeLost 6–12 at The Citadel-6The CitadelLost 0–12 vs. Davidson-12DavidsonWon 6–4 vs. Virginia+2VirginiaLost 7–12 at Maryland-5MarylandLost 7–20 at William & Mary-13William & MaryLost 0–7 at Richmond-7RichmondLost 0–26 at Virginia Tech-26Virginia Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Virginia Tech 26–⁠0; tied for 18th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 66th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 118 on file).

Record
2–⁠8
Conference
1–⁠4 tied for 18th in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
44–⁠166
Coach
W.C. Raftery
Elo
1321 −102 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−17.1 No. 110 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1932 Southern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
LSU4–⁠06–⁠3–⁠1
Tennessee7–⁠0–⁠19–⁠0–⁠1
Auburn6–⁠0–⁠19–⁠0–⁠1
Virginia Tech6–⁠18–⁠1
Alabama5–⁠28–⁠2
Vanderbilt4–⁠1–⁠26–⁠1–⁠2
NC State3–⁠1–⁠16–⁠1–⁠2
Tulane5–⁠2–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
Duke5–⁠37–⁠3
Georgia Tech4–⁠4–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1
South Carolina2–⁠2–⁠25–⁠4–⁠2
Kentucky4–⁠54–⁠5
Virginia2–⁠35–⁠4
Ole Miss2–⁠35–⁠6
Georgia2–⁠4–⁠22–⁠5–⁠2
Maryland2–⁠45–⁠6
North Carolina2–⁠5–⁠13–⁠5–⁠2
VMI1–⁠42–⁠8
Washington and Lee1–⁠41–⁠9
Florida1–⁠63–⁠6
Clemson0–⁠43–⁠5–⁠1
Mississippi State0–⁠43–⁠5
Sewanee0–⁠62–⁠7–⁠1

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