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1936 VMI

6–⁠4 (5–⁠2 Southern Conference), coached by W.C. Raftery.

Schedule and results

VMI in 1936, game by game: won vs. Wofford 19–0; won vs. South Carolina 24–7; lost at Kentucky 0–38; lost at Davidson 13–38; lost at Columbia 0–38; won at Richmond 20–0; won vs. Virginia 12–6; won at William & Mary 21–0; won at Maryland 13–7; lost vs. Virginia Tech 0–6+21−38Won 19–0 vs. Wofford+19WoffordWon 24–7 vs. South Carolina+17South CarolinaLost 0–38 at Kentucky-38KentuckyLost 13–38 at Davidson-25DavidsonLost 0–38 at Columbia-38ColumbiaWon 20–0 at Richmond+20RichmondWon 12–6 vs. Virginia+6VirginiaWon 21–0 at William & Mary+21William & MaryWon 13–7 at Maryland+6MarylandLost 0–6 vs. Virginia Tech-6Virginia Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 19vsWoffordW 19–⁠089%
Sep 26vsSouth CarolinaW 24–⁠756%
Oct 3atKentuckyL 0–⁠3827%
Oct 10atDavidsonL 13–⁠3833%
Oct 17atColumbiaL 0–⁠3828%
Oct 24atRichmondW 20–⁠036%
Oct 31vsVirginiaW 12–⁠666%
Nov 7atWilliam & MaryW 21–⁠062%
Nov 14atMarylandW 13–⁠724%
Nov 26vsVirginia TechL 0–⁠659%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Virginia Tech 6–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 34th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 118 on file).

Record
6–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠2 4th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
122–⁠140
Coach
W.C. Raftery
Elo
1448 +58 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−11.4 No. 103 of 131 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1937

The 1937 draft
Rd 6Jim Farley BNew York Giants

All-Southern Conference

1 first team

First team

From Wikipedia’s 1936 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1936 Southern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Duke7–⁠09–⁠111
North Carolina6–⁠18–⁠2
Furman4–⁠17–⁠2
VMI5–⁠26–⁠4
Maryland4–⁠26–⁠5
Washington and Lee3–⁠24–⁠5
Davidson4–⁠35–⁠4
Clemson3–⁠35–⁠5
Virginia Tech4–⁠55–⁠5
Wake Forest2–⁠35–⁠4
NC State2–⁠43–⁠7
South Carolina2–⁠55–⁠7
Richmond1–⁠34–⁠4–⁠2
Virginia1–⁠52–⁠7
The Citadel0–⁠44–⁠6
William & Mary0–⁠51–⁠8

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