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1945 VMI

5–⁠4 (3–⁠2 Southern Conference).

Schedule and results

VMI in 1945, game by game: won vs. Emory & Henry 37–0; won at Richmond 40–6; lost at Virginia 7–40; won at NC State 21–14; lost vs. William & Mary 9–13; won at Vanderbilt 27–13; lost at Maryland 0–38; lost vs. Catawba 7–14; won vs. Virginia Tech 7–0+37−38Won 37–0 vs. Emory & Henry+37Emory & HenryWon 40–6 at Richmond+34RichmondLost 7–40 at Virginia-33VirginiaWon 21–14 at NC State+7NC StateLost 9–13 vs. William & Mary-4William & MaryWon 27–13 at Vanderbilt+14VanderbiltLost 0–38 at Maryland-38MarylandLost 7–14 vs. Catawba-7CatawbaWon 7–0 vs. Virginia Tech+7Virginia Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 22vsEmory & HenryW 37–⁠051%
Sep 29atRichmondW 40–⁠643%
Oct 6atVirginiaL 7–⁠409%
Oct 13atNC StateW 21–⁠1416%
Oct 20vsWilliam & MaryL 9–⁠1319%
Nov 3atVanderbiltW 27–⁠1313%
Nov 10atMarylandL 0–⁠3830%
Nov 17vsCatawbaL 7–⁠1465%
Nov 22vsVirginia TechW 7–⁠028%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Virginia Tech 7–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 76th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 118 on file).

Record
5–⁠4
Conference
3–⁠2 tied for 5th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
155–⁠138
Coach
—
Elo
1273 +145 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−7.2 No. 75 of 101 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

All-Southern Conference

2 first team, 1 second team

First team

  • Lynn ChewningB
  • Malachi MillOTAP-1

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1945 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1945 Southern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Duke4–⁠06–⁠213
Wake Forest3–⁠1–⁠15–⁠3–⁠119
William & Mary4–⁠26–⁠3
Clemson2–⁠1–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Maryland3–⁠26–⁠2–⁠1
VMI3–⁠25–⁠4
North Carolina2–⁠25–⁠5
NC State2–⁠43–⁠6
Virginia Tech2–⁠52–⁠6
South Carolina0–⁠2–⁠22–⁠4–⁠3
Richmond0–⁠42–⁠6

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