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1960 VMI

7–⁠2–⁠1 (4–⁠1 Southern Conference), coached by John McKenna.

Schedule and results

VMI in 1960, game by game: won at William & Mary 33–21; won at Buffalo 28–14; won vs. Richmond 21–6; won at George Washington 34–10; won at Virginia 30–16; tied at Boston College 14–14; lost at Memphis 8–21; won vs. Lehigh 18–14; won at The Citadel 20–6; lost vs. Virginia Tech 12–13+24−13Won 33–21 at William & Mary+12William & MaryWon 28–14 at Buffalo+14BuffaloWon 21–6 vs. Richmond+15RichmondWon 34–10 at George Washington+24George Washingt…Won 30–16 at Virginia+14VirginiaTied 14–14 at Boston College0Boston CollegeLost 8–21 at Memphis-13MemphisWon 18–14 vs. Lehigh+4LehighWon 20–6 at The Citadel+14The CitadelLost 12–13 vs. Virginia Tech-1Virginia Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 17atWilliam & MaryW 33–⁠2162%
Sep 23atBuffaloW 28–⁠1482%
Oct 1vsRichmondW 21–⁠679%
Oct 7atGeorge WashingtonW 34–⁠1077%
Oct 15atVirginiaW 30–⁠1684%
Oct 22atBoston CollegeT 14–⁠1466%
Oct 29atMemphisL 8–⁠2164%
Nov 5vsLehighW 18–⁠1492%
Nov 12atThe CitadelW 20–⁠653%
Nov 24vsVirginia TechL 12–⁠1366%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Virginia Tech 13–⁠12; unranked in the final AP poll; Southern Conference champions.

In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 118 on file).

Southern Conference champions4–⁠1 in the conference

Record
7–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
4–⁠1 first in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
218–⁠135
Coach
John McKenna
Elo
1606 +38 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
0.8 No. 57 of 113 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1961

The 1961 draft
Rd 6Don Kern RBBaltimore Colts

All-Southern Conference

3 first team, 4 second team

First team

  • Howard DyerBAP-1
  • Don KernBAP-1
  • Lou ShubaOGAP-1

Second team

  • Stinson JonesBAP-2
  • Dick WillardEAP-2
  • Bill HaeberleinOGAP-2
  • Lee BadgettCAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1960 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1960 Southern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
VMI4–⁠17–⁠2–⁠1
The Citadel4–⁠28–⁠2–⁠1
George Washington4–⁠25–⁠3–⁠1
Virginia Tech4–⁠26–⁠4
Furman2–⁠25–⁠4–⁠1
Richmond3–⁠4–⁠13–⁠6–⁠1
Davidson1–⁠33–⁠5
William & Mary1–⁠52–⁠8
West Virginia0–⁠2–⁠10–⁠8–⁠2

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