1912 Virginia

6–⁠3 (0–⁠1 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Conference), coached by Speed Elliott.

Schedule and results

Virginia in 1912, game by game: won vs. William & Mary 60–0; won vs. Randolph Macon 45–0; won vs. Hampden Sydney 10–0; won vs. South Carolina 19–0; lost vs. VMI 0–19; won vs. Norfolk Blues 7–0; lost at Vanderbilt 0–13; lost at Georgetown 13–16; won vs. North Carolina 66–0+66−19Won 60–0 vs. William & Mary+60William & MaryWon 45–0 vs. Randolph Macon+45Randolph MaconWon 10–0 vs. Hampden Sydney+10Hampden SydneyWon 19–0 vs. South Carolina+19South CarolinaLost 0–19 vs. VMI-19VMIWon 7–0 vs. Norfolk Blues+7Norfolk BluesLost 0–13 at Vanderbilt-13VanderbiltLost 13–16 at Georgetown-3GeorgetownWon 66–0 vs. North Carolina+66North Carolina
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat North Carolina 66–⁠0; tied for 2nd in the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 33rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Photographs from 1912

Photographs from the Library of Congress’s Prints & Photographs Division, with no known restrictions on publication. Captions as each collection catalogues them.

Record
6–⁠3
Conference
0–⁠1 tied for 2nd in South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
220–⁠48
Coach
Speed Elliott
Elo
1567 −4 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
3.1 No. 37 of 76 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1912 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Georgetown3–⁠08–⁠1
Virginia0–⁠16–⁠3
NC State0–⁠14–⁠3
Virginia Tech0–⁠15–⁠4

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.