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Virginia Military Institute

SOCON · 1972 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
2–9
0.182 Win %
Conference
6th
1–5 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

1972 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 12East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)H2HIND SOCON9–2L 3–30
4Week 4 · Sep 19Davidson (DAVIDSON)H2HIND SOCON3–7–1L 14–18
5Week 5 · Sep 26Maryland (MARYLAND)H2HACC5–5–1L 16–28
6Week 6 · Oct 3Richmond (RICHMOND)H2HIND SOCON6–4L 15–34
7Week 7 · Oct 10Citadel (CITADEL)H2HIND SOCON5–6L 3–42
8Week 8 · Oct 17Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2HACC4–7L 14–45
9Week 9 · Oct 24William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)H2HIND SOCON5–6L 3–31
10Week 10 · Oct 31Dayton (DAYTON)H2HIND FBSI4–6–1L 10–14
11Week 11 · Nov 7Furman (FURMAN)H2HIND SOCON2–9W 31–7
12Week 12 · Nov 14West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2HIND FBSI8–4L 24–50
13Week 13 · Nov 21Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)H2HIND FBSI2–9W 17–0

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
7.303
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-43
-47+4
  • Furman +2
  • Tennessee Chattanooga +2
  • East Carolina -2
  • Richmond -4
  • West Virginia -4
  • Maryland -5
  • Citadel -6
  • William & Mary -6
  • Dayton -6
  • Davidson -7
  • Virginia -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 #116Better than 16%
Win % Place 114thBetter than 18%

0.182 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#116Regular Season Final#116Post-Season W1#116Post-Season W2#116Post-Season W3#116Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-27
-4
-12
-19
-39
-31
-28
-4
+24
-26
+17

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

Final Rank by Season
#511967#1101968#1191969#1161970#1241971

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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