1935 VMI
2–7–1 (0–3–1 Southern Conference), coached by W.C. Raftery. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Hampden Sydney 26–0Sep 21
By 26 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21 | vsHampden Sydney | W 26–0 | 79% |
| Sep 28 | at Tulane | L 0–44 | 15% |
| Oct 5 | at Columbia | L 0–12 | 17% |
| Oct 12 | vs Richmond | L 6–13 | 37% |
| Oct 19 | vs Maryland | L 0–6 | 38% |
| Oct 26 | at Virginia | T 0–0 | 38% |
| Nov 2 | at William & Mary | W 19–0 | 32% |
| Nov 9 | at North Carolina | L 0–56 | 10% |
| Nov 16 | vs Davidson | L 6–14 | 49% |
| Nov 28 | at Virginia Tech | L 6–12 | 27% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Virginia Tech 12–6; 10th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 62nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 118 on file).
- Record
- 2–7–1
- Conference
- 0–3–1 10th in Southern Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 63–157
- Coach
- W.C. Raftery
- Elo
- 1334 −26 this season
- SP+ rating
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- SRS
- −16.7 No. 114 of 128 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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All-Southern Conference
1 first teamFirst team
Jim FarleyOGAP-1
From Wikipedia’s 1935 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1935 Southern Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Duke | 5–0 | 8–2 | |
| North Carolina | 4–1 | 8–1 | |
| Maryland | 3–1–1 | 7–2–2 | |
 Clemson | 2–1 | 6–3 | |
| Virginia Tech | 3–3–1 | 4–3–2 | |
 NC State | 2–2 | 6–4 | |
| Washington and Lee | 1–3–1 | 3–4–1 | |
 South Carolina | 1–4 | 3–7 | |
| Virginia | 0–3–2 | 1–5–4 | |
| VMI | 0–3–1 | 2–7–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.