1964 VMI

1–⁠9 (1–⁠4 Southern Conference), coached by John McKenna.

Schedule and results

VMI in 1964, game by game: lost vs. William & Mary 12–14; lost at Richmond 14–20; lost at Villanova 7–27; lost vs. Virginia 19–20; lost at Buffalo 10–14; won vs. Davidson 35–0; lost at Tulane 6–25; lost at Detroit Mercy 7–28; lost at The Citadel 0–17; lost vs. Virginia Tech 13–35+35−22Lost 12–14 vs. William & Mary-2William & MaryLost 14–20 at Richmond-6RichmondLost 7–27 at Villanova-20VillanovaLost 19–20 vs. Virginia-1VirginiaLost 10–14 at Buffalo-4BuffaloWon 35–0 vs. Davidson+35DavidsonLost 6–25 at Tulane-19TulaneLost 7–28 at Detroit Mercy-21Detroit MercyLost 0–17 at The Citadel-17The CitadelLost 13–35 vs. Virginia Tech-22Virginia Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Virginia Tech 35–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 69th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 118 on file).

Record
1–⁠9
Conference
1–⁠4 tied for 8th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
123–⁠200
Coach
John McKenna
Elo
1313 −160 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−15.9 No. 108 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1964 Southern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
West Virginia5–⁠07–⁠4
Virginia Tech3–⁠16–⁠4
George Washington3–⁠25–⁠4
William & Mary4–⁠34–⁠6
The Citadel4–⁠34–⁠6
Richmond2–⁠43–⁠7
Davidson1–⁠33–⁠6
Furman1–⁠43–⁠7
VMI1–⁠41–⁠9

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