1937 VMI
5–5 (4–2 Southern Conference). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat The Citadel 27–0Nov 13
By 27 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18 | vs Elon | L 6–12 | 92% |
| Sep 25 | vs Temple | L 7–18 | 42% |
| Oct 2 | vs William & Mary | W 20–9 | 63% |
| Oct 9 | vs Davidson | W 7–0 | 50% |
| Oct 16 | at Richmond | W 21–7 | 46% |
| Oct 23 | at Virginia | W 26–7 | 60% |
| Oct 30 | at Army | L 7–20 | 31% |
| Nov 6 | vs Maryland | L 7–9 | 48% |
| Nov 13 | vs The Citadel | W 27–0 | 66% |
| Nov 25 | vs Virginia Tech | L 6–12 | 60% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Virginia Tech 12–6; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 29th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 118 on file).
- Record
- 5–5
- Conference
- 4–2 5th in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 134–94
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1462 −3 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −3.6 No. 84 of 126 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
All-Southern Conference
1 first team, 3 second teamFirst team
Paul ShuBAP-1; UP-1
Second team
- Richard StricklerOTAP-2
- Al FielderOTAP-3; UP-2
- Red EcholsOGAP-3; UP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1937 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1937 Southern Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | 2–0 | 8–2 | |
 North Carolina | 4–0–1 | 7–1–1 | 19 |
 Duke | 5–1 | 7–2–1 | 20 |
 Clemson | 2–0–1 | 4–4–1 | |
| VMI | 4–2 | 5–5 | |
 NC State | 4–2–1 | 5–3–1 | |
 South Carolina | 2–2–1 | 5–6–1 | |
| The Citadel | 2–3 | 7–4 | |
| Richmond | 2–3 | 5–4–1 | |
| Washington and Lee | 2–3 | 4–5 | |
 Furman | 1–2–2 | 4–3–2 | |
| Virginia Tech | 2–4 | 5–5 | |
| William & Mary | 1–3 | 4–5 | |
 Wake Forest | 1–4 | 3–6 | |
| Davidson | 1–6 | 2–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.