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Virginia Military Institute

SOCON · 1947 Season · Final

Failing −
Record
3–5–1
0.389 Win %
Conference
12th
2–3 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

1947 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
6Week 6 · Sep 30CATAWBAUnranked—W 13–6
7Week 7 · Oct 7George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)H2HIND SOCON1–7–1W 13–7
8Week 8 · Oct 14Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2HSEC10–1L 0–20
9Week 9 · Oct 21Richmond (RICHMOND)H2HIND SOCON3–7L 20–21
10Week 10 · Oct 28Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2HIND FBSI7–3L 6–35
11Week 11 · Nov 4Davidson (DAVIDSON)H2HIND SOCON6–3–1T 14–14
12Week 12 · Nov 11William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)H2HIND SOCON9–2L 20–28
13Week 13 · Nov 18Citadel (CITADEL)H2HIND SOCON3–5L 6–7
15Week 15 · Dec 2Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2HIND SOCON4–5W 28–14

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
5.045
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-13
-18+5
  • Virginia Tech +4
  • George Washington +1
  • Davidson 0
  • Georgia Tech -1
  • William & Mary -2
  • Virginia -3
  • Citadel -5
  • Richmond -7

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 #91Better than 34%
Win % Place 86thBetter than 38%

0.389 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#90Regular Season Final#90Post-Season W1#90Post-Season W2#90Post-Season W3#91Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+7
+6
-20
-1
-29
0
-8
-1
+14

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

Final Rank by Season
#791942#541943#841944#571945#811946

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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