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1968 VMI

1–⁠9 (1–⁠3 Southern Conference), coached by Vito Ragazzo.

Schedule and results

VMI in 1968, game by game: lost at Vanderbilt 12–25; lost at Virginia 0–47; lost vs. Villanova 13–19; lost vs. West Virginia 7–14; lost at The Citadel 8–13; lost vs. William & Mary 10–20; lost at Richmond 0–35; won at Davidson 21–17; lost at Boston College 13–45; lost vs. Virginia Tech 6–55+7−49Lost 12–25 at Vanderbilt-13VanderbiltLost 0–47 at Virginia-47VirginiaLost 13–19 vs. Villanova-6VillanovaLost 7–14 vs. West Virginia-7West VirginiaLost 8–13 at The Citadel-5The CitadelLost 10–20 vs. William & Mary-10William & MaryLost 0–35 at Richmond-35RichmondWon 21–17 at Davidson+4DavidsonLost 13–45 at Boston College-32Boston CollegeLost 6–55 vs. Virginia Tech-49Virginia Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 21atVanderbiltL 12–⁠2549%
Sep 28atVirginiaL 0–⁠4737%
Oct 5vsVillanovaL 13–⁠1951%
Oct 11vsWest VirginiaL 7–⁠1440%
Oct 19atThe CitadelL 8–⁠1343%
Oct 26vsWilliam & MaryL 10–⁠2050%
Nov 2atRichmondL 0–⁠3527%
Nov 9atDavidsonW 21–⁠1745%
Nov 16atBoston CollegeL 13–⁠4526%
Nov 28vsVirginia TechL 6–⁠5514%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Virginia Tech 55–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 72nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 118 on file).

Record
1–⁠9
Conference
1–⁠3 tied for 5th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
90–⁠290
Coach
Vito Ragazzo
Elo
1295 −155 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−20.3 No. 107 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1968 Southern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Richmond6–⁠08–⁠3
The Citadel4–⁠25–⁠5
East Carolina2–⁠24–⁠6
William & Mary2–⁠23–⁠7
Davidson1–⁠33–⁠6
VMI1–⁠31–⁠9
Furman0–⁠41–⁠9

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