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Virginia Tech

SOCON · 1962 Season · Final

Struggling −
Record
5–5
0.500 Win %
Conference
4th
2–3 in SOCON

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
121
1902–2026
All-Time Record
736–491–44
0.596 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#4
2000, 2005
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 2 · Top 10: 9 · Top 25: 30
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 1 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 25 seasons · 5 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 18 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 4 seasons

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

1962 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 18William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)H2HIND SOCON4–5–1L 0–3
5Week 5 · Sep 25George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)H2HIND SOCON3–7W 15–14
6Week 6 · Oct 2West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2HIND SOCON8–2L 0–14
7Week 7 · Oct 9Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2HACC5–5W 20–15
8Week 8 · Oct 16Richmond (RICHMOND)H2HIND SOCON6–3W 13–7
9Week 9 · Oct 23Army (ARMY)H2HIND FBSI6–4L 12–20
10Week 10 · Oct 30Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2HIND FBSI4–3–3L 7–20
11Week 11 · Nov 6Tulane (TULANE)H2HSEC0–10W 24–22
12Week 12 · Nov 13Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HACC0–10W 37–8
14Week 14 · Nov 27Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)H2HIND SOCON6–4L 9–14

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
3.540
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-4
-18+14
  • Richmond +6
  • Virginia +5
  • George Washington +3
  • Tulane 0
  • Wake Forest 0
  • West Virginia -2
  • Florida State -3
  • Army -4
  • Virginia Military Institute -4
  • William & Mary -5

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 #65Better than 53%
Win % Place 55thBetter than 61%

0.500 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#65Post-Season W1#65Post-Season W2#65Post-Season W3#65Post-Season W4#65Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-3
+1
-14
+5
+6
-8
-13
+2
+29
-5

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

Final Rank by Season
#791957#691958#631959#561960#881961

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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