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1946 VMI

4–⁠5–⁠1 (3–⁠3–⁠1 Southern Conference), coached by Pooley Hubert.

Schedule and results

VMI in 1946, game by game: won vs. Catawba 21–7; tied at Richmond 7–7; lost at Georgia Tech 6–32; lost at Virginia 8–19; won vs. Davidson 25–0; lost at No. 18 William & Mary 0–41; lost vs. NC State 7–49; won at Furman 26–7; won vs. The Citadel 26–7; lost vs. Virginia Tech 7–20+25−42Won 21–7 vs. Catawba+14CatawbaTied 7–7 at Richmond0RichmondLost 6–32 at Georgia Tech-26Georgia TechLost 8–19 at Virginia-11VirginiaWon 25–0 vs. Davidson+25DavidsonLost 0–41 at No. 18 William & Mary-41No. 18 William & MaryLost 7–49 vs. NC State-42NC StateWon 26–7 at Furman+19FurmanWon 26–7 vs. The Citadel+19The CitadelLost 7–20 vs. Virginia Tech-13Virginia Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 21vsCatawbaW 21–⁠756%
Sep 28atRichmondT 7–⁠753%
Oct 5atGeorgia TechL 6–⁠3214%
Oct 12atVirginiaL 8–⁠1912%
Oct 19vsDavidsonW 25–⁠038%
Oct 26at18William & MaryL 0–⁠4111%
Nov 2vsNC StateL 7–⁠4924%
Nov 9atFurmanW 26–⁠739%
Nov 16vsThe CitadelW 26–⁠752%
Nov 28vsVirginia TechL 7–⁠2036%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Virginia Tech 20–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 74th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 118 on file).

Record
4–⁠5–⁠1
Conference
3–⁠3–⁠1 tied for 7th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
133–⁠189
Coach
Pooley Hubert
Elo
1292 +76 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−3.8 No. 75 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

All-Southern Conference

1 second team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1946 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1946 Southern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
North Carolina4–⁠0–⁠18–⁠2–⁠19
William & Mary7–⁠18–⁠2
NC State6–⁠18–⁠318
South Carolina4–⁠25–⁠3
Duke3–⁠24–⁠5
Richmond3–⁠2–⁠26–⁠2–⁠3
Virginia Tech3–⁠3–⁠23–⁠4–⁠3
VMI3–⁠3–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1
George Washington1–⁠14–⁠3
Wake Forest2–⁠36–⁠3
Clemson2–⁠34–⁠5
Maryland2–⁠53–⁠6
Washington and Lee1–⁠42–⁠6
Furman1–⁠42–⁠8
Davidson1–⁠54–⁠5
The Citadel1–⁠53–⁠5

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