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1944 Virginia

6–⁠1–⁠2, coached by Frank Murray.

Schedule and results

Virginia in 1944, game by game: won vs. Hampden Sydney 37–0; lost at NC State 0–13; won vs. West Virginia 24–6; tied vs. No. 2 North Carolina Pre-Flight 13–13; won vs. VMI 34–0; won vs. Maryland 18–7; won at Richmond 39–0; tied at Yale 6–6; won vs. North Carolina 26–7+39−13Won 37–0 vs. Hampden Sydney+37Hampden SydneyLost 0–13 at NC State-13NC StateWon 24–6 vs. West Virginia+18West VirginiaTied 13–13 vs. No. 2 North Carolina Pre-Flight0No. 2 North Carolina …Won 34–0 vs. VMI+34VMIWon 18–7 vs. Maryland+11MarylandWon 39–0 at Richmond+39RichmondTied 6–6 at Yale0YaleWon 26–7 vs. North Carolina+19North Carolina
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 23vsHampden SydneyW 37–⁠086%
Sep 30atNC StateL 0–⁠1350%
Oct 7vsWest VirginiaW 24–⁠646%
Oct 14vs2North Carolina Pre-FlightT 13–⁠1342%
Oct 28vsVMIW 34–⁠087%
Nov 4vsMarylandW 18–⁠772%
Nov 11atRichmondW 39–⁠076%
Nov 25atYaleT 6–⁠654%
Dec 2vsNorth CarolinaW 26–⁠769%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat North Carolina 26–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 49th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Record
6–⁠1–⁠2
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
197–⁠52
Coach
Frank Murray
Elo
1517 +70 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−2.4 No. 53 of 95 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
James Fahey