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1938 VMI

6–⁠1–⁠4 (4–⁠0–⁠3 Southern Conference).

Schedule and results

VMI in 1938, game by game: won vs. Elon 33–7; tied at Virginia 12–12; lost at Navy 0–26; tied vs. Clemson 7–7; won at Richmond 13–6; won at William & Mary 14–0; won at Maryland 47–14; tied vs. Wake Forest 6–6; won at Davidson 19–6; won vs. Roanoke 6–0; tied vs. Virginia Tech 2–2+33−26Won 33–7 vs. Elon+26ElonTied 12–12 at Virginia0VirginiaLost 0–26 at Navy-26NavyTied 7–7 vs. Clemson0ClemsonWon 13–6 at Richmond+7RichmondWon 14–0 at William & Mary+14William & MaryWon 47–14 at Maryland+33MarylandTied 6–6 vs. Wake Forest0Wake ForestWon 19–6 at Davidson+13DavidsonWon 6–0 vs. Roanoke+6RoanokeTied 2–2 vs. Virginia Tech0Virginia Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 17vsElonW 33–⁠783%
Sep 24atVirginiaT 12–⁠1240%
Oct 1atNavyL 0–⁠2621%
Oct 8vsClemsonT 7–⁠728%
Oct 15atRichmondW 13–⁠637%
Oct 22atWilliam & MaryW 14–⁠043%
Oct 29atMarylandW 47–⁠1441%
Nov 5vsWake ForestT 6–⁠663%
Nov 12atDavidsonW 19–⁠651%
Nov 19vsRoanokeW 6–⁠085%
Nov 24vsVirginia TechT 2–⁠257%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Virginia Tech 2–⁠2; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 25th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 118 on file).

Record
6–⁠1–⁠4
Conference
4–⁠0–⁠3 4th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
159–⁠86
Coach
—
Elo
1474 +133 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−1.4 No. 71 of 122 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

All-Southern Conference

1 first team, 1 second team

First team

  • Paul ShuBAP-1; UP-1

Second team

  • Red EcholsOGAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1938 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1938 Southern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Duke5–⁠09–⁠13
Clemson3–⁠0–⁠17–⁠1–⁠1
North Carolina4–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
VMI4–⁠0–⁠36–⁠1–⁠4
Richmond3–⁠2–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
NC State3–⁠3–⁠13–⁠7–⁠1
South Carolina2–⁠26–⁠4–⁠1
Washington and Lee2–⁠24–⁠4–⁠1
Wake Forest3–⁠4–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1
Virginia Tech2–⁠3–⁠23–⁠5–⁠2
The Citadel2–⁠36–⁠5
Maryland1–⁠22–⁠7
Davidson2–⁠64–⁠6
Furman0–⁠4–⁠12–⁠7–⁠1
William & Mary0–⁠43–⁠7

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