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1945 Virginia

7–⁠2, coached by Frank Murray.

Schedule and results

Virginia in 1945, game by game: won vs. Coast Guard 39–0; won vs. NC State 26–6; won vs. VMI 40–7; won vs. Virginia Tech 31–13; won vs. West Virginia 13–7; won vs. Richmond 45–0; won vs. Oceana NAS 40–0; lost vs. Maryland 13–19; lost at North Carolina 18–27+45−9Won 39–0 vs. Coast Guard+39Coast GuardWon 26–6 vs. NC State+20NC StateWon 40–7 vs. VMI+33VMIWon 31–13 vs. Virginia Tech+18Virginia TechWon 13–7 vs. West Virginia+6West VirginiaWon 45–0 vs. Richmond+45RichmondWon 40–0 vs. Oceana NAS+40Oceana NASLost 13–19 vs. Maryland-6MarylandLost 18–27 at North Carolina-9North Carolina
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 22vsCoast GuardW 39–⁠074%
Sep 29vsNC StateW 26–⁠663%
Oct 6vsVMIW 40–⁠791%
Oct 27vsVirginia TechW 31–⁠1371%
Nov 3vsWest VirginiaW 13–⁠773%
Nov 11vsRichmondW 45–⁠094%
Nov 17vsOceana NASW 40–⁠094%
Nov 24vsMarylandL 13–⁠1975%
Dec 1atNorth CarolinaL 18–⁠2757%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to North Carolina 27–⁠18; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 47th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 20
  2. Wk 5: 15
  3. Wk 6: 13
  4. Wk 7: 13
  5. Wk 8: 20
Record
7–⁠2
Conference
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AP final
Unranked peak No. 13
Points
265–⁠79
Coach
Frank Murray
Elo
1531 +20 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
3.0 No. 38 of 101 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
James Walker and John Duda