1949 Virginia

7–⁠2, coached by Arthur Guepe.

Schedule and results

Virginia in 1949, game by game: won vs. George Washington 27–13; won vs. Miami (OH) 21–18; won vs. Virginia Tech 26–0; won vs. Washington and Lee 27–7; won vs. VMI 32–13; won vs. West Virginia 19–14; won at No. 20 Pennsylvania 26–14; lost vs. No. 19 Tulane 14–28; lost at No. 19 North Carolina 7–14+26−14Won 27–13 vs. George Washington+14George Washingt…Won 21–18 vs. Miami (OH)+3Miami (OH)Won 26–0 vs. Virginia Tech+26Virginia TechWon 27–7 vs. Washington and Lee+20Washington and …Won 32–13 vs. VMI+19VMIWon 19–14 vs. West Virginia+5West VirginiaWon 26–14 at No. 20 Pennsylvania+12No. 20 PennsylvaniaLost 14–28 vs. No. 19 Tulane-14No. 19 TulaneLost 7–14 at No. 19 North Carolina-7No. 19 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 14–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 27th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 5: 19
  2. Wk 6: 10
  3. Wk 7: 9

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 1949.

Record
7–⁠2
Conference
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AP final
Unranked peak No. 9
Points
199–⁠121
Coach
Arthur Guepe
Elo
1584 +61 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
7.8 No. 39 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
John Thomas