1950 VMI

6–⁠4 (5–⁠1 Southern Conference), coached by Thomas Nugent.

Schedule and results

VMI in 1950, game by game: won vs. William & Mary 25–19; lost at George Washington 12–15; won at Richmond 26–14; lost at Texas A&M 0–52; lost at Virginia 13–26; lost vs. Catawba 13–14; won at Davidson 46–6; won at Georgia Tech 14–13; won vs. The Citadel 13–7; won vs. Virginia Tech 27–0+40−52Won 25–19 vs. William & Mary+6William & MaryLost 12–15 at George Washington-3George Washingt…Won 26–14 at Richmond+12RichmondLost 0–52 at Texas A&M-52Texas A&MLost 13–26 at Virginia-13VirginiaLost 13–14 vs. Catawba-1CatawbaWon 46–6 at Davidson+40DavidsonWon 14–13 at Georgia Tech+1Georgia TechWon 13–7 vs. The Citadel+6The CitadelWon 27–0 vs. Virginia Tech+27Virginia Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Virginia Tech 27–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 21st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 118 on file).

Record
6–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠1 3rd in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
189–⁠166
Coach
Thomas Nugent
Elo
1487 +34 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−3.2 No. 75 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1950 Southern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Washington and Lee6–⁠08–⁠318
Clemson3–⁠0–⁠19–⁠0–⁠110
VMI5–⁠16–⁠4
Wake Forest6–⁠1–⁠16–⁠1–⁠2
Maryland4–⁠1–⁠17–⁠2–⁠1
Duke5–⁠27–⁠3
North Carolina3–⁠2–⁠13–⁠5–⁠2
George Washington4–⁠35–⁠4
NC State4–⁠4–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
William & Mary3–⁠34–⁠7
The Citadel2–⁠34–⁠6
South Carolina2–⁠4–⁠13–⁠4–⁠2
Furman2–⁠42–⁠8–⁠1
West Virginia1–⁠32–⁠8
Davidson1–⁠53–⁠6
Richmond1–⁠82–⁠8
Virginia Tech0–⁠80–⁠10

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