ESPN ranks VT 38th best college football team over 150 years.

Not bad at all -and I found this article a very interesting read. Hard to argue with the methodology-though I suppose you could quibble with whatever weight they gave to different factors. They didn't list the factors specifically but you can tell from reading that they did try their best to account for the changes in the game over the years. Let's hope that we move up over the next fifty years!

38. Virginia Tech
52.20 | 0 national titles

The Hokies, nΓ©e the Gobblers, might be known for the roasted turkey legs that they sell at Lane Stadium, but the food that best describes their history is a doughnut. Virginia Tech played 18 seasons before it had a losing record (1920), then played 10 more seasons before it had another. The less said about the next 60 years, the better. But the arrival of former Hokies defensive back Frank Beamer as head coach meant the arrival of Virginia Tech as a national force. Beamer led the Hokies to seven conference titles (four ACC, three Big East) and unleashed the electrifying Michael Vick on an unsuspecting nation. That alone is some kind of legacy.

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