1973 VMI
3–8 (2–4 Southern Conference), coached by Bob Thalman. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat The Citadel 23–6Oct 6
By 17 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8 | at Virginia | L 0–16 | 29% |
| Sep 15 | vs Navy | L 6–37 | 37% |
| Sep 22 | at Richmond | L 0–35 | 17% |
| Sep 29 | at Tulane | L 0–42 | 13% |
| Oct 6 | vs The Citadel | W 23–6 | 45% |
| Oct 13 | at East Carolina | L 7–42 | 15% |
| Oct 20 | at Furman | L 13–19 | 51% |
| Oct 27 | at William & Mary | L 14–45 | 16% |
| Nov 3 | vs Davidson | W 24–17 | 68% |
| Nov 10 | at Georgia Tech | L 7–36 | 15% |
| Nov 17 | at Virginia Tech | W 22–21 | 19% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Virginia Tech 22–21; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 89th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 118 on file).
- Record
- 3–8
- Conference
- 2–4 6th in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 116–316
- Coach
- Bob Thalman
- Elo
- 1252 −50 this season
- SP+ rating
- -21.7 No. 114 of 123; offense No. 114, defense No. 103
- SRS
- −20.3 No. 118 of 129 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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1973 Southern Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Carolina | 7–0 | 9–2 | |
| Richmond | 5–1 | 8–2 | |
| William & Mary | 3–2 | 6–5 | |
| Furman | 3–3 | 7–4 | |
 App State | 2–2 | 3–7–1 | |
 VMI | 2–4 | 3–8 | |
| The Citadel | 1–6 | 3–8 | |
| Davidson | 1–6 | 2–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.