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1976 VMI

5–⁠5 (2–⁠3 Southern Conference), coached by Bob Thalman.

Schedule and results

VMI in 1976, game by game: lost at William & Mary 20–34; lost vs. App State 12–31; lost at Richmond 0–43; won vs. Furman 17–3; lost vs. Virginia Tech 7–37; lost vs. East Carolina 3–17; won at Delaware 10–6; won vs. Virginia 13–7; won at The Citadel 30–14; won vs. Indiana State 26–14+16−43Lost 20–34 at William & Mary-14William & MaryLost 12–31 vs. App State-19App StateLost 0–43 at Richmond-43RichmondWon 17–3 vs. Furman+14FurmanLost 7–37 vs. Virginia Tech-30Virginia TechLost 3–17 vs. East Carolina-14East CarolinaWon 10–6 at Delaware+4DelawareWon 13–7 vs. Virginia+6VirginiaWon 30–14 at The Citadel+16The CitadelWon 26–14 vs. Indiana State+12Indiana State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 11atWilliam & MaryL 20–⁠3448%
Sep 18vsApp StateL 12–⁠3152%
Sep 25atRichmondL 0–⁠4337%
Oct 2vsFurmanW 17–⁠342%
Oct 9vsVirginia TechL 7–⁠3730%
Oct 16vsEast CarolinaL 3–⁠1722%
Oct 23atDelawareW 10–⁠650%
Oct 30vsVirginiaW 13–⁠763%
Nov 6atThe CitadelW 30–⁠1433%
Nov 20vsIndiana StateW 26–⁠1482%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Indiana State 26–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 47th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 118 on file).

Record
5–⁠5
Conference
2–⁠3 5th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
138–⁠206
Coach
Bob Thalman
Elo
1418 −3 this season
SP+ rating
-4.9 No. 92 of 132; offense No. 101, defense No. 77
SRS
−5.8 No. 97 of 137 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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1976 Southern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
East Carolina4–⁠19–⁠2
William & Mary3–⁠27–⁠4
App State2–⁠2–⁠16–⁠4–⁠1
Furman2–⁠2–⁠16–⁠4–⁠1
VMI2–⁠35–⁠5
The Citadel2–⁠46–⁠5
Davidson0–⁠10–⁠2

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