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1972 VMI

2–⁠9 (1–⁠5 Southern Conference), coached by Bob Thalman.

Schedule and results

VMI in 1972, game by game: lost vs. East Carolina 3–30; lost vs. Davidson 14–18; lost at Maryland 16–28; lost at Richmond 15–34; lost at The Citadel 3–42; lost at Virginia 14–45; lost vs. William & Mary 3–31; lost at Dayton 10–14; won vs. Furman 31–7; lost at West Virginia 24–50; won at Chattanooga 17–0+24−39Lost 3–30 vs. East Carolina-27East CarolinaLost 14–18 vs. Davidson-4DavidsonLost 16–28 at Maryland-12MarylandLost 15–34 at Richmond-19RichmondLost 3–42 at The Citadel-39The CitadelLost 14–45 at Virginia-31VirginiaLost 3–31 vs. William & Mary-28William & MaryLost 10–14 at Dayton-4DaytonWon 31–7 vs. Furman+24FurmanLost 24–50 at West Virginia-26West VirginiaWon 17–0 at Chattanooga+17Chattanooga
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 9vsEast CarolinaL 3–⁠3040%
Sep 16vsDavidsonL 14–⁠1852%
Sep 23atMarylandL 16–⁠2823%
Sep 30atRichmondL 15–⁠3418%
Oct 7atThe CitadelL 3–⁠4221%
Oct 14atVirginiaL 14–⁠4519%
Oct 21vsWilliam & MaryL 3–⁠3125%
Oct 28atDaytonL 10–⁠1419%
Nov 4vsFurmanW 31–⁠758%
Nov 11atWest VirginiaL 24–⁠506%
Nov 18atChattanoogaW 17–⁠047%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Chattanooga 17–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 95th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 118 on file).

Record
2–⁠9
Conference
1–⁠5 6th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
150–⁠299
Coach
Bob Thalman
Elo
1203 −56 this season
SP+ rating
-18.5 No. 111 of 121; offense No. 110, defense No. 104
SRS
−21.3 No. 117 of 127 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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1972 Southern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
East Carolina6–⁠09–⁠2
Richmond5–⁠16–⁠4
William & Mary4–⁠25–⁠6
The Citadel4–⁠35–⁠6
Davidson2–⁠3–⁠13–⁠7–⁠1
VMI1–⁠52–⁠9
Furman1–⁠62–⁠9
App State0–⁠3–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1

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