1975 VMI

3–⁠8 (2–⁠4 Southern Conference), coached by Bob Thalman.

Schedule and results

VMI in 1975, game by game: lost vs. Delaware 9–10; lost at Virginia 21–22; won vs. Davidson 55–0; won at Furman 13–10; lost at Georgia Tech 10–38; lost at Richmond 19–24; lost vs. The Citadel 3–6; lost vs. William & Mary 7–13; lost at Virginia Tech 0–33; lost at East Carolina 12–28; won at UConn 13–3+55−33Lost 9–10 vs. Delaware-1DelawareLost 21–22 at Virginia-1VirginiaWon 55–0 vs. Davidson+55DavidsonWon 13–10 at Furman+3FurmanLost 10–38 at Georgia Tech-28Georgia TechLost 19–24 at Richmond-5RichmondLost 3–6 vs. The Citadel-3The CitadelLost 7–13 vs. William & Mary-6William & MaryLost 0–33 at Virginia Tech-33Virginia TechLost 12–28 at East Carolina-16East CarolinaWon 13–3 at UConn+10UConn
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat UConn 13–⁠3; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 57th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 118 on file).

Record
3–⁠8
Conference
2–⁠4 tied for 6th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
162–⁠187
Coach
Bob Thalman
Elo
1381 −79 this season
SP+ rating
-21.7 No. 126 of 132; offense No. 131, defense No. 107
SRS
−17.6 No. 126 of 137 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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1975 Southern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Richmond5–⁠15–⁠6
East Carolina4–⁠28–⁠3
App State3–⁠28–⁠3
The Citadel4–⁠36–⁠5
William & Mary2–⁠32–⁠9
Furman2–⁠45–⁠5–⁠1
VMI2–⁠43–⁠8
Davidson0–⁠30–⁠3

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