1970 Virginia Cavaliers football team

1970 Virginia Cavaliers football
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
1970 record 5–6 (0–6 ACC)
Head coach George Blackburn (6th season)
Captain Dan Ryczek, Paul Reid[1]
Home stadium Scott Stadium
(Capacity: 23,848)
1970 ACC football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Wake Forest $ 5 –1 –0  6 –5 –0
North Carolina 5 –2 –0  8 –4 –0
Duke 5 –2 –0  6 –5 –0
South Carolina 3 –2 –1  4 –6 –1
NC State 2 –3 –1  3 –7 –1
Clemson 2 –4 –0  3 –8 –0
Maryland 2 –4 –0  2 –9 –0
Virginia 0 –6 –0  5 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[2]

The 1970 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1970 college football season. The Cavaliers were led by sixth-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 in last. At the conclusion of the season, Blackburn was fired as head coach.[3] He had a record of 28–33–0 at Virginia, with just one winning season, in 1968.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 12at Virginia Tech*
W 7–0 
September 19at Clemson
L 17–27 
September 26at Duke
L 7–17 
October 3Wake Forest
L 7–27 
October 10VMI*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 49–10 
October 17Army*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 21–20 
October 24William & Mary*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 33–6 
October 31at North Carolina
L 15–30 
November 7at NC State
L 16–21 
November 14Colgate*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 54–12 
November 21Maryland
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)
L 14–17 
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Source:[4]

References

  1. ↑ "2017 Cavalier Football Fact Book" (PDF). Virginia Cavaliers Athletics. p. 121.
  2. ↑ "1970 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Geo. Blackburn Fired At Virginia". Atlanta Daily World. December 4, 1970. p. 3.
  4. ↑ "1970 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
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