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1951 Virginia

8–⁠1, coached by Arthur Guepe, finished No. 13 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Virginia in 1951, game by game: won vs. George Washington 20–0; won vs. Virginia Tech 33–0; lost at Washington and Lee 14–42; won vs. VMI 34–14; won at Duke 30–7; won vs. The Citadel 39–0; won vs. North Carolina 34–14; won vs. South Carolina 28–27; won vs. William & Mary 46–0+46−28Won 20–0 vs. George Washington+20George Washingt…Won 33–0 vs. Virginia Tech+33Virginia TechLost 14–42 at Washington and Lee-28Washington and …Won 34–14 vs. VMI+20VMIWon 30–7 at Duke+23DukeWon 39–0 vs. The Citadel+39The CitadelWon 34–14 vs. North Carolina+20North CarolinaWon 28–27 vs. South Carolina+1South CarolinaWon 46–0 vs. William & Mary+46William & Mary
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 29vsGeorge WashingtonW 20–⁠074%
Oct 6vsVirginia TechW 33–⁠089%
Oct 13atWashington and LeeL 14–⁠4251%
Oct 20vsVMIW 34–⁠1463%
Oct 27atDukeW 30–⁠741%
Nov 3vsThe CitadelW 39–⁠085%
Nov 10vsNorth CarolinaW 34–⁠1477%
Nov 17vsSouth CarolinaW 28–⁠2777%
Nov 24vsWilliam & MaryW 46–⁠072%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat William & Mary 46–⁠0; No. 13 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 4th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 9: 15
  2. Wk 10: 13
  3. Final: 13

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 1951.

Record
8–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
No. 13 peak No. 13
Points
278–⁠104
Coach
Arthur Guepe
Elo
1672 +93 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
12.8 No. 19 of 116 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Joe Palumbo

Drafted in 1952

The 1952 draft
Rd 5Bob Miller OTDetroit Lions