1966 Virginia Cavaliers football team

1966 Virginia Cavaliers football
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
1966 record 4–6 (3–3 ACC)
Head coach George Blackburn (2nd season)
Captain Edward Carrington, Donald Parker[1]
Home stadium Scott Stadium
(Capacity: 23,848)
1966 ACC football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Clemson $  6 –1     6 –4  
NC State  5 –2     5 –5  
Maryland  3 –3     4 –6  
Virginia  3 –3     4 –6  
Duke  2 –3     5 –5  
Wake Forest  2 –4     3 –7  
South Carolina  1 –3     1 –9  
North Carolina  1 –4     2 –8  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[2]

The 1966 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1966 college football season. The Cavaliers were led by second-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, finishing tied for third.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 17Wake Forest
W 24–10 
September 24at Clemson
L 35–40 
October 1at Duke
L 8–27 
October 8Tulane*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 6–20 
October 15VMI*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 38–27 
October 22VPI*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)
L 7–24 
October 29at NC State
L 21–42 
November 5at No. 5 Georgia Tech*
L 13–14 
November 19Maryland
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)
W 41–17 
November 26at North Carolina
W 21–14 
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Source:[3]

References

  1. ↑ "2017 Cavalier Football Fact Book" (PDF). Virginia Cavaliers Athletics. p. 120.
  2. ↑ "1966 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
  3. ↑ "1966 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
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