1954 Virginia
3–6 (0–2 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Ned McDonald. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat VMI 21–0Oct 16
By 21 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | vs Lehigh | W 27–21 | 87% |
| Oct 2 | vsGeorge Washington | W 14–13 | 49% |
| Oct 9 | at 12Penn State | L 7–34 | 17% |
| Oct 16 | vs VMI | W 21–0 | 53% |
| Oct 23 | at 14Virginia Tech | L 0–6 | 29% |
| Oct 30 | at 5Army | L 20–21 | 16% |
| Nov 13 | at South Carolina | L 0–27 | 26% |
| Nov 20 | vs North Carolina | L 14–26 | 50% |
| Nov 27 | vs 12West Virginia | L 10–14 | 21% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to West Virginia 14–10; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
In program history: The 111th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).
- Record
- 3–6
- Conference
- 0–2 tied for 7th in Atlantic Coast Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 113–162
- Coach
- Ned McDonald
- Elo
- 1369 −29 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −3.7 No. 67 of 111 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Henry Strempek
All-ACC
1 first teamFirst team
John PolzerOGAP-1; UP-1
From Wikipedia’s 1954 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1954 Atlantic Coast Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Duke | 4–0 | 8–2–1 | 14 |
 Maryland | 4–0–1 | 7–2–1 | 8 |
| North Carolina | 4–2 | 4–5–1 | |
| South Carolina | 3–3 | 6–4 | |
 Clemson | 1–2 | 5–5 | |
 Wake Forest | 1–4–1 | 2–7–1 | |
| Virginia | 0–2 | 3–6 | |
 NC State | 0–4 | 2–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.