1971 VMI
1–10 (1–4 Southern Conference), coached by Bob Thalman. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Davidson 27–3Sep 18
By 24 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18 | vs Davidson | W 27–3 | 53% |
| Sep 25 | at Villanova | L 3–13 | 16% |
| Oct 2 | at Furman | L 0–14 | 63% |
| Oct 9 | vs The Citadel | L 24–25 | 42% |
| Oct 16 | at Richmond | L 6–21 | 24% |
| Oct 23 | at William & Mary | L 7–12 | 18% |
| Oct 30 | at Maryland | L 0–38 | 30% |
| Nov 6 | at Southern Miss | L 0–38 | 19% |
| Nov 13 | at West Virginia | L 3–28 | 8% |
| Nov 20 | vs Chattanooga | L 8–31 | 76% |
| Nov 27 | vs Virginia Tech | L 0–34 | 17% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Virginia Tech 34–0; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 103rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 118 on file).
- Record
- 1–10
- Conference
- 1–4 6th in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 78–257
- Coach
- Bob Thalman
- Elo
- 1139 −139 this season
- SP+ rating
- -21.8 No. 117 of 120; offense No. 118, defense No. 88
- SRS
- −20.7 No. 118 of 128 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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1971 Southern Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 5–1 | 5–6 | |
| William & Mary | 4–1 | 5–6 | |
| The Citadel | 4–2 | 8–3 | |
 East Carolina | 3–2 | 4–6 | |
| Furman | 2–3 | 5–5–1 | |
 VMI | 1–4 | 1–10 | |
| Davidson | 0–6 | 1–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.