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1961 VMI

6–⁠4 (4–⁠2 Southern Conference), coached by John McKenna.

Schedule and results

VMI in 1961, game by game: won vs. Marshall 33–6; lost at Villanova 0–22; won at Richmond 8–6; lost at George Washington 6–30; lost vs. Virginia 7–14; won at Davidson 13–0; won at William & Mary 14–7; lost vs. The Citadel 8–14; won at Buffalo 39–6; won vs. Virginia Tech 6–0+33−24Won 33–6 vs. Marshall+27MarshallLost 0–22 at Villanova-22VillanovaWon 8–6 at Richmond+2RichmondLost 6–30 at George Washington-24George Washingt…Lost 7–14 vs. Virginia-7VirginiaWon 13–0 at Davidson+13DavidsonWon 14–7 at William & Mary+7William & MaryLost 8–14 vs. The Citadel-6The CitadelWon 39–6 at Buffalo+33BuffaloWon 6–0 vs. Virginia Tech+6Virginia Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 16vsMarshallW 33–⁠684%
Sep 23atVillanovaL 0–⁠2265%
Sep 29atRichmondW 8–⁠660%
Oct 7atGeorge WashingtonL 6–⁠3056%
Oct 14vsVirginiaL 7–⁠1477%
Oct 21atDavidsonW 13–⁠083%
Oct 28atWilliam & MaryW 14–⁠766%
Nov 4vsThe CitadelL 8–⁠1459%
Nov 11atBuffaloW 39–⁠663%
Nov 23vsVirginia TechW 6–⁠057%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Virginia Tech 6–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 14th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 118 on file).

Record
6–⁠4
Conference
4–⁠2 tied for 3rd in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
134–⁠105
Coach
John McKenna
Elo
1512 −58 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−15.0 No. 95 of 111 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1961 Southern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
The Citadel5–⁠17–⁠3
Richmond5–⁠25–⁠5
VMI4–⁠26–⁠4
West Virginia2–⁠14–⁠6
Furman2–⁠27–⁠3
George Washington3–⁠43–⁠6
Virginia Tech2–⁠34–⁠5
Davidson1–⁠44–⁠4
William & Mary1–⁠61–⁠9

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