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1943 VMI

2–⁠6 (2–⁠3 Southern Conference).

Schedule and results

VMI in 1943, game by game: lost at Temple 0–27; won vs. Davidson 13–0; won vs. Clemson 12–7; lost at Richmond 0–27; lost vs. Wake Forest 0–21; lost vs. Virginia 0–34; lost at Georgia 7–46; lost vs. Maryland 14–21+13−39Lost 0–27 at Temple-27TempleWon 13–0 vs. Davidson+13DavidsonWon 12–7 vs. Clemson+5ClemsonLost 0–27 at Richmond-27RichmondLost 0–21 vs. Wake Forest-21Wake ForestLost 0–34 vs. Virginia-34VirginiaLost 7–46 at Georgia-39GeorgiaLost 14–21 vs. Maryland-7Maryland
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25atTempleL 0–⁠2720%
Oct 2vsDavidsonW 13–⁠039%
Oct 9vsClemsonW 12–⁠730%
Oct 16atRichmondL 0–⁠2747%
Oct 23vsWake ForestL 0–⁠2126%
Oct 30vsVirginiaL 0–⁠3440%
Nov 13atGeorgiaL 7–⁠4611%
Nov 25vsMarylandL 14–⁠2145%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Maryland 21–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 92nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 118 on file).

Led the nationMarion Flanagan: yards per catch (17.5)

Record
2–⁠6
Conference
2–⁠3 tied for 7th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
46–⁠183
Coach
—
Elo
1215 −51 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−34.8 No. 76 of 76 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1943 Southern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Duke4–⁠08–⁠17
Maryland2–⁠04–⁠5
South Carolina2–⁠15–⁠2
Wake Forest3–⁠24–⁠5
North Carolina2–⁠26–⁠3
Richmond1–⁠16–⁠1
Clemson2–⁠32–⁠6
VMI2–⁠32–⁠6
NC State1–⁠43–⁠6
Davidson0–⁠30–⁠3

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