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1939 VMI

6–⁠3–⁠1 (3–⁠1–⁠1 Southern Conference), coached by Pooley Hubert.

Schedule and results

VMI in 1939, game by game: won vs. Roanoke 41–0; lost at Kentucky 0–21; won vs. Davidson 2–0; won at Vanderbilt 20–13; won vs. Virginia 16–13; lost at Columbia 7–26; tied at Richmond 0–0; lost vs. No. 15 Duke 7–20; won vs. Maryland 13–0; won vs. Virginia Tech 19–7+41−21Won 41–0 vs. Roanoke+41RoanokeLost 0–21 at Kentucky-21KentuckyWon 2–0 vs. Davidson+2DavidsonWon 20–13 at Vanderbilt+7VanderbiltWon 16–13 vs. Virginia+3VirginiaLost 7–26 at Columbia-19ColumbiaTied 0–0 at Richmond0RichmondLost 7–20 vs. No. 15 Duke-13No. 15 DukeWon 13–0 vs. Maryland+13MarylandWon 19–7 vs. Virginia Tech+12Virginia Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 23vsRoanokeW 41–⁠075%
Sep 30atKentuckyL 0–⁠2137%
Oct 7vsDavidsonW 2–⁠048%
Oct 14atVanderbiltW 20–⁠1323%
Oct 21vsVirginiaW 16–⁠1349%
Oct 28atColumbiaL 7–⁠2638%
Nov 4atRichmondT 0–⁠042%
Nov 11vs15DukeL 7–⁠2018%
Nov 18vsMarylandW 13–⁠064%
Nov 30vsVirginia TechW 19–⁠745%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Virginia Tech 19–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The tied 44th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 118 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1939.

Led the nationBosh Pritchard: punt return yards (583 yds)

Record
6–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
3–⁠1–⁠1 tied for 5th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
125–⁠100
Coach
Pooley Hubert
Elo
1422 +73 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−1.3 No. 74 of 124 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

All-Southern Conference

1 second team

Second team

  • Paul ShuBUP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1939 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1939 Southern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Duke5–⁠08–⁠18
Clemson4–⁠09–⁠112
North Carolina5–⁠18–⁠1–⁠1
William & Mary2–⁠0–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
Richmond3–⁠1–⁠17–⁠1–⁠2
VMI3–⁠1–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Wake Forest3–⁠37–⁠3
Furman3–⁠35–⁠4
NC State2–⁠42–⁠8
Washington and Lee1–⁠23–⁠4–⁠1
Virginia Tech1–⁠4–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1
South Carolina1–⁠33–⁠6–⁠1
Davidson1–⁠72–⁠7
The Citadel0–⁠43–⁠8
Maryland0–⁠12–⁠7

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