1947 Virginia

7–⁠3, coached by Arthur Guepe.

Schedule and results

Virginia in 1947, game by game: won vs. George Washington 33–13; won vs. Virginia Tech 41–7; won vs. Harvard 47–0; won vs. Washington and Lee 32–7; won vs. VMI 35–6; won vs. Richmond 34–0; lost at No. 4 Pennsylvania 7–19; won at West Virginia 6–0; lost vs. NC State 2–7; lost at No. 10 North Carolina 7–40+47−33Won 33–13 vs. George Washington+20George Washingt…Won 41–7 vs. Virginia Tech+34Virginia TechWon 47–0 vs. Harvard+47HarvardWon 32–7 vs. Washington and Lee+25Washington and …Won 35–6 vs. VMI+29VMIWon 34–0 vs. Richmond+34RichmondLost 7–19 at No. 4 Pennsylvania-12No. 4 PennsylvaniaWon 6–0 at West Virginia+6West VirginiaLost 2–7 vs. NC State-5NC StateLost 7–40 at No. 10 North Carolina-33No. 10 North Carolina
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to North Carolina 40–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 40th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 2: 16
  2. Wk 3: 13
  3. Wk 4: 12
  4. Wk 5: 10
  5. Wk 6: 15
  6. Wk 7: 16

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1947.

Record
7–⁠3
Conference
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AP final
Unranked peak No. 10
Points
244–⁠99
Coach
Arthur Guepe
Elo
1546 +69 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
12.1 No. 25 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
H. Lockwood Frizzell

Drafted in 1948

The 1948 draft
Rd 5Bruce Bailey BLos Angeles Rams
Rd 6George Grimes DBLos Angeles Rams