1905 Virginia
5–4, coached by William Cole. The season’s Wikipedia article records 6–4, over 10 games to the nine on file here. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Randolph Macon 59–0Sep 23
By 59 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23 | vsRandolph Macon | W 59–0 | 90% |
| Sep 30 | vsSt. John’s (Maryland) | W 30–5 | 89% |
| Oct 7 | vs NC State | W 10–0 | 59% |
| Oct 14 | vsCarlisle | L 0–12 | 40% |
| Oct 21 | vs Bucknell | W 15–11 | 68% |
| Nov 4 | vs Virginia Tech | L 0–11 | 48% |
| Nov 11 | atGeorge Washington | W 55–0 | 82% |
| Nov 18 | at Navy | L 0–22 | 32% |
| Nov 30 | at North Carolina | L 0–17 | 39% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to North Carolina 17–0.
In program history: The 63rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).
Games missing from our records
Wikipedia’s season article lists one game of Virginia’s 1905 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. It doesn’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27 | vsDavidson | W 11–0 | Virginia’s article |
- Record
- 5–4
- Conference
- —
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 169–78
- Coach
- William Cole
- Elo
- 1483 −28 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −17.2 No. 70 of 82 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Merritt Cooke Jr.