1944 VMI

1–⁠8 (1–⁠5 Southern Conference).

Schedule and results

VMI in 1944, game by game: lost vs. Catawba 6–7; won at Richmond 26–20; lost vs. No. 17 Wake Forest 7–38; lost at Kentucky 2–26; lost at Virginia 0–34; lost vs. NC State 6–21; lost at Clemson 12–57; lost vs. William & Mary 0–26; lost vs. Maryland 6–8+7−45Lost 6–7 vs. Catawba-1CatawbaWon 26–20 at Richmond+6RichmondLost 7–38 vs. No. 17 Wake Forest-31No. 17 Wake ForestLost 2–26 at Kentucky-24KentuckyLost 0–34 at Virginia-34VirginiaLost 6–21 vs. NC State-15NC StateLost 12–57 at Clemson-45ClemsonLost 0–26 vs. William & Mary-26William & MaryLost 6–8 vs. Maryland-2Maryland
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Maryland 8–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 102nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 118 on file).

Record
1–⁠8
Conference
1–⁠5 8th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
65–⁠237
Coach
—
Elo
1142 −34 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−26.7 No. 92 of 95 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1944 Southern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Duke4–⁠06–⁠411
Wake Forest6–⁠18–⁠1
Clemson3–⁠14–⁠5
William & Mary2–⁠1–⁠15–⁠2–⁠1
NC State3–⁠27–⁠2
Maryland1–⁠11–⁠7–⁠1
South Carolina1–⁠33–⁠4–⁠2
VMI1–⁠51–⁠8
North Carolina0–⁠3–⁠11–⁠7–⁠1
Richmond0–⁠42–⁠6

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