1970 VMI

1–⁠10 (1–⁠4 Southern Conference), coached by Vito Ragazzo.

Schedule and results

VMI in 1970, game by game: won vs. Furman 13–0; lost at Rice 0–42; lost at No. 16 West Virginia 10–47; lost at Boston College 3–56; lost at Virginia 10–49; lost vs. William & Mary 10–24; lost at The Citadel 9–56; lost vs. Davidson 21–55; lost at North Carolina 13–62; lost at Richmond 17–40; lost vs. Virginia Tech 14–20+13−53Won 13–0 vs. Furman+13FurmanLost 0–42 at Rice-42RiceLost 10–47 at No. 16 West Virginia-37No. 16 West VirginiaLost 3–56 at Boston College-53Boston CollegeLost 10–49 at Virginia-39VirginiaLost 10–24 vs. William & Mary-14William & MaryLost 9–56 at The Citadel-47The CitadelLost 21–55 vs. Davidson-34DavidsonLost 13–62 at North Carolina-49North CarolinaLost 17–40 at Richmond-23RichmondLost 14–20 vs. Virginia Tech-6Virginia 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 20–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 98th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 118 on file).

Record
1–⁠10
Conference
1–⁠4 7th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
120–⁠451
Coach
Vito Ragazzo
Elo
1166 −139 this season
SP+ rating
-33.3 No. 116 of 117; offense No. 107, defense No. 117
SRS
−34.7 No. 120 of 123 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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1970 Southern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
William & Mary3–⁠15–⁠7
The Citadel4–⁠25–⁠6
Furman3–⁠28–⁠3
Richmond3–⁠34–⁠6
East Carolina2–⁠23–⁠8
Davidson2–⁠42–⁠8
VMI1–⁠41–⁠10

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