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1938 Virginia

4–⁠4–⁠1, coached by Frank Murray.

Schedule and results

Virginia in 1938, game by game: tied vs. VMI 12–12; won vs. Washington and Lee 13–0; lost at Navy 0–33; won at Virginia Tech 14–6; won at Maryland 27–19; won vs. William & Mary 34–0; lost at Columbia 0–39; lost at Harvard 13–40; lost vs. North Carolina 0–20+34−39Tied 12–12 vs. VMI0VMIWon 13–0 vs. Washington and Lee+13Washington and …Lost 0–33 at Navy-33NavyWon 14–6 at Virginia Tech+8Virginia TechWon 27–19 at Maryland+8MarylandWon 34–0 vs. William & Mary+34William & MaryLost 0–39 at Columbia-39ColumbiaLost 13–40 at Harvard-27HarvardLost 0–20 vs. North Carolina-20North Carolina
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 24vsVMIT 12–⁠1260%
Oct 1vsWashington and LeeW 13–⁠047%
Oct 8atNavyL 0–⁠3323%
Oct 15atVirginia TechW 14–⁠631%
Oct 22atMarylandW 27–⁠1938%
Oct 29vsWilliam & MaryW 34–⁠071%
Nov 5atColumbiaL 0–⁠3941%
Nov 12atHarvardL 13–⁠4034%
Nov 24vsNorth CarolinaL 0–⁠2026%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to North Carolina 20–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 105th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Record
4–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
113–⁠169
Coach
Frank Murray
Elo
1391 +25 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−7.9 No. 91 of 122 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
John Acree