1933 VMI
2–7–1 (2–1–1 Southern Conference), coached by W.C. Raftery. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Maryland 19–13Oct 21
By 6 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23 | vsEmory & Henry | L 0–20 | 82% |
| Sep 30 | at Duke | L 6–37 | 15% |
| Oct 7 | at Army | L 0–32 | 12% |
| Oct 14 | at Davidson | L 0–6 | 24% |
| Oct 21 | vs Maryland | W 19–13 | 42% |
| Oct 28 | at Virginia | W 13–12 | 34% |
| Nov 4 | at William & Mary | L 0–14 | 25% |
| Nov 11 | at Kentucky | L 6–21 | 22% |
| Nov 18 | at Richmond | L 0–15 | 25% |
| Nov 30 | at Virginia Tech | T 0–0 | 16% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Tied Virginia Tech 0–0; 4th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 70th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 118 on file).
- Record
- 2–7–1
- Conference
- 2–1–1 4th in Southern Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 44–170
- Coach
- W.C. Raftery
- Elo
- 1302 −78 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −14.6 No. 110 of 126 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
All-Southern Conference
2 second teamSecond team
Billy SmithQBAP-2- Charlie StraubOGAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1933 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1933 Southern Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 4–0 | 9–1 | |
 South Carolina | 3–0 | 6–3–1 | |
 North Carolina | 2–1 | 4–5 | |
| VMI | 2–1–1 | 2–7–1 | |
| Virginia Tech | 1–1–3 | 4–3–3 | |
| Washington and Lee | 1–1–1 | 4–4–2 | |
 Clemson | 1–1 | 3–6–2 | |
| Virginia | 1–3–1 | 2–6–2 | |
| Maryland | 1–4 | 3–7 | |
 NC State | 0–4 | 1–5–3 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.