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Virginia Tech

FBSI · 1974 Season · Final

Failing
Record
4–7
0.364 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

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

1974 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 17Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2HSEC6–5L 7–38
5Week 5 · Sep 24SMUH2HIND SWC6–4–1L 25–28
6Week 6 · Oct 1Houston (HOUSTON)H2HIND FBSI8–3–1L 12–49
7Week 7 · Oct 8Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)H2HIND SOCON7–4L 17–22
8Week 8 · Oct 15South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2HIND FBSI4–7W 31–17
9Week 9 · Oct 22Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2HACC4–7L 27–28
10Week 10 · Oct 29Richmond (RICHMOND)H2HIND SOCON5–5W 41–7
11Week 11 · Nov 5Miami (MIAMI)H2HIND FBSI6–5L 7–14
12Week 12 · Nov 12William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)H2HIND SOCON4–7W 34–15
13Week 13 · Nov 19Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2HIND FBSI1–10W 56–21
14Week 14 · Nov 26West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2HIND FBSI4–7L 21–22

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
4.758
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-21
-35+14
  • Richmond +5
  • South Carolina +4
  • William & Mary +4
  • Florida State +1
  • Houston -3
  • SMU -4
  • Virginia Military Institute -4
  • Kentucky -5
  • Miami -5
  • Virginia -7
  • West 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 #92Better than 34%
Win % Place 86thBetter than 38%

0.364 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#92Regular Season Final#93Post-Season W1#92Post-Season W2#92Post-Season W3#92Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-31
-3
-37
-5
+14
-1
+34
-7
+19
+35
-1

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

Final Rank by Season
#751969#711970#941971#451972#1091973

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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