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Virginia Military Institute

SOCON · 1971 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
1–10
0.091 Win %
Conference
6th
1–4 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

1971 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 21Davidson (DAVIDSON)H2HIND SOCON1–9W 27–3
5Week 5 · Sep 28Villanova (VILLANOVA)H2HIND FBSI6–4–1L 3–13
6Week 6 · Oct 5Furman (FURMAN)H2HIND SOCON5–5–1L 0–14
7Week 7 · Oct 12Citadel (CITADEL)H2HIND SOCON8–3L 24–25
8Week 8 · Oct 19Richmond (RICHMOND)H2HIND SOCON5–6L 6–21
9Week 9 · Oct 26William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)H2HIND SOCON5–6L 7–12
10Week 10 · Nov 2Maryland (MARYLAND)H2HACC2–9L 0–38
11Week 11 · Nov 9Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)H2HIND FBSI6–5L 0–38
12Week 12 · Nov 16West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2HIND FBSI7–4L 3–28
13Week 13 · Nov 23Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)H2HIND FBSI2–9L 8–31
14Week 14 · Nov 30Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2HIND FBSI4–7L 0–34

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
8.474
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-57
-58+1
  • Davidson +1
  • Citadel -3
  • Villanova -4
  • West Virginia -4
  • Furman -5
  • Southern Miss -5
  • Richmond -6
  • William & Mary -6
  • Virginia Tech -7
  • Maryland -9
  • Tennessee Chattanooga -9

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 #124Better than 10%
Win % Place 123rdBetter than 11%

0.091 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#124Regular Season Final#124Post-Season W1#124Post-Season W2#124Post-Season W3#124Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+24
-10
-14
-1
-15
-5
-38
-38
-25
-23
-34

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

Final Rank by Season
#1091966#511967#1101968#1191969#1161970

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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