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1965 VMI

3–⁠7 (3–⁠2 Southern Conference), coached by John McKenna.

Schedule and results

VMI in 1965, game by game: lost at William & Mary 21–32; lost at Army 7–21; lost at George Washington 0–14; lost at Virginia 10–14; lost at Southern Miss 0–3; won at Davidson 16–10; lost at Boston College 12–41; won vs. Richmond 21–14; won vs. The Citadel 21–7; lost vs. Virginia Tech 13–44+14−31Lost 21–32 at William & Mary-11William & MaryLost 7–21 at Army-14ArmyLost 0–14 at George Washington-14George Washingt…Lost 10–14 at Virginia-4VirginiaLost 0–3 at Southern Miss-3Southern MissWon 16–10 at Davidson+6DavidsonLost 12–41 at Boston College-29Boston CollegeWon 21–14 vs. Richmond+7RichmondWon 21–7 vs. The Citadel+14The CitadelLost 13–44 vs. Virginia Tech-31Virginia Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 18atWilliam & MaryL 21–⁠3235%
Sep 25atArmyL 7–⁠2130%
Oct 2atGeorge WashingtonL 0–⁠1424%
Oct 9atVirginiaL 10–⁠1431%
Oct 16atSouthern MissL 0–⁠320%
Oct 23atDavidsonW 16–⁠1059%
Oct 30atBoston CollegeL 12–⁠4120%
Nov 6vsRichmondW 21–⁠1470%
Nov 13vsThe CitadelW 21–⁠768%
Nov 25vsVirginia TechL 13–⁠4425%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Virginia Tech 44–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 63rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 118 on file).

Record
3–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠2 4th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
121–⁠200
Coach
John McKenna
Elo
1333 −42 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−15.4 No. 105 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1965 Southern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
West Virginia4–⁠06–⁠4
William & Mary5–⁠16–⁠4
East Carolina3–⁠19–⁠1
VMI3–⁠23–⁠7
George Washington4–⁠35–⁠5
Davidson2–⁠36–⁠4
Furman2–⁠35–⁠5
The Citadel2–⁠62–⁠8
Richmond0–⁠60–⁠10

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