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Virginia Military Institute

SOCON · 1946 Season · Final

Failing +
Record
4–5–1
0.450 Win %
Conference
10th
3–3 in SOCON

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
70
1904–1981
All-Time Record
306–344–34
0.472 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#6
1920
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 6
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 23 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 1 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Virginia Military Institute head-to-head · History & Eras

1946 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 24CATAWBAUnranked—W 21–7
6Week 6 · Oct 1Richmond (RICHMOND)H2HIND SOCON6–2–2T 7–7
7Week 7 · Oct 8Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2HSEC9–2L 6–32
8Week 8 · Oct 15Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2HIND FBSI4–4–1L 8–19
9Week 9 · Oct 22Davidson (DAVIDSON)H2HIND SOCON4–5W 25–0
10Week 10 · Oct 29William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)H2HIND SOCON8–2L 0–41
11Week 11 · Nov 5NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HIND SOCON8–3L 7–49
12Week 12 · Nov 12Furman (FURMAN)H2HIND SOCON2–8W 26–7
13Week 13 · Nov 19Citadel (CITADEL)H2HIND SOCON3–5W 26–7
15Week 15 · Dec 3Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2HIND SOCON3–4–3L 7–20

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
4.384
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-6
-15+9
  • Davidson +4
  • Citadel +3
  • Furman +2
  • Richmond 0
  • Georgia Tech -2
  • William & Mary -2
  • NC State -3
  • Virginia -4
  • Virginia Tech -4

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #81Better than 42%
Win % Place 74thBetter than 47%

0.450 Win % · Change -2

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#80Regular Season Final#80Post-Season W1#79Post-Season W2#79Post-Season W3#81Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+14
0
-26
-11
+25
-41
-42
+19
+19
-13

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#761941#791942#541943#841944#571945

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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