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Virginia Military Institute

SOCON · 1951 Season · Final

Rebuilding −
Record
7–3
0.700 Win %
Conference
4th
5–0 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

1951 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 18CINCINNATIUnranked—L 7–26
5Week 5 · Sep 25WOFFORDUnranked—W 29–6
6Week 6 · Oct 2Richmond (RICHMOND)H2HIND SOCON3–8W 34–0
7Week 7 · Oct 9William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)H2HIND SOCON7–3W 20–7
9Week 9 · Oct 23Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2HIND FBSI8–1L 14–34
10Week 10 · Oct 30CATAWBAUnranked—W 34–14
11Week 11 · Nov 6Davidson (DAVIDSON)H2HIND SOCON1–8W 35–13
12Week 12 · Nov 13Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2HSEC11–0–1L 7–34
13Week 13 · Nov 20Citadel (CITADEL)H2HIND SOCON4–6W 27–21
14Week 14 · Nov 27Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2HIND SOCON2–8W 20–7

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
2.655
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+16
-1+17
  • William & Mary +7
  • Citadel +4
  • Richmond +3
  • Virginia Tech +2
  • Davidson +1
  • Georgia Tech 0
  • Virginia -1

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 #38Better than 73%
Win % Place 21stBetter than 85%

0.700 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#42W14#38Regular Season Final#38Post-Season W1#38Post-Season W3#38Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-19
+23
+34
+13
-20
+20
+22
-27
+6
+13

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

Final Rank by Season
#811946#911947#431948#891949#631950

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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