1965 Virginia Cavaliers football team

1965 Virginia Cavaliers football
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
1965 record 4–6 (2–4 ACC)
Head coach George Blackburn (1st season)
Captain Bob Kowalkowski, John Pincavage[1]
Home stadium Scott Stadium
(Capacity: 23,848)
1965 ACC football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
NC State + 5 –2 –0  6 –4 –0†
Clemson + 5 –2 –0  5 –5 –0†
Duke 4 –2 –0  6 –4 –0
Maryland 3 –3 –0  4 –6 –0
North Carolina 3 –3 –0  4 –6 –0
Virginia 3 –3 –0  4 –6 –0†
Wake Forest 2 –4 –0  3 –7 –0†
South Carolina 0 –6 –0  5 –5 –0†
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • † South Carolina forfeited its 4 conference wins (Clemson, NC State, Virginia, Wake Forest) due to an ineligible player. This moved Clemson and NC State to 5–2, making them co-Champions. Overall records do not reflect this. Duke and South Carolina were originally co-champions with records of 4–2.[2]
Rankings from AP Poll[3]

The 1965 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1965 college football season. The Cavaliers were led by first-year head coach George Blackburn and played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, originally finishing in seventh, however forfeited wins by South Carolina moved Virginia up to a tie for fourth.[4]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 18Duke
L 7–21 
September 25Clemson
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 14–20 
October 2at North Carolina
W 21–17 
October 9VMI*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 14–10 
October 16West Virginia*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 41–0 
October 23at VPI*
L 14–22 
October 30NC State
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 0–13 
November 6South Carolina
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 7–17 
November 13at Georgia Tech*
L 19–42 
November 20at Maryland
W 33–27 
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Source:[5]

References

  1. ↑ "2017 Cavalier Football Fact Book" (PDF). Virginia Cavaliers Athletics. p. 120.
  2. ↑ "ACC Champions". 2007 Football Media Guide. Atlantic Coast Conference. p. 93. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 10, 2011. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
  3. ↑ "1965 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
  4. ↑ "2016 ACC football media guide" (PDF). p. 124.
  5. ↑ "1965 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
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