1959 Virginia

0–⁠10 (0–⁠5 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Richard Voris.

Schedule and results

Virginia in 1959, game by game: lost vs. William & Mary 0–37; lost vs. No. 5 Clemson 0–47; lost at No. 19 Florida 10–55; lost at VMI 12–19; lost vs. Virginia Tech 14–40; lost vs. Vanderbilt 0–33; lost at Wake Forest 12–34; lost vs. South Carolina 20–32; lost at North Carolina 0–41; lost at Maryland 12–55+7−47Lost 0–37 vs. William & Mary-37William & MaryLost 0–47 vs. No. 5 Clemson-47No. 5 ClemsonLost 10–55 at No. 19 Florida-45No. 19 FloridaLost 12–19 at VMI-7VMILost 14–40 vs. Virginia Tech-26Virginia TechLost 0–33 vs. Vanderbilt-33VanderbiltLost 12–34 at Wake Forest-22Wake ForestLost 20–32 vs. South Carolina-12South CarolinaLost 0–41 at North Carolina-41North CarolinaLost 12–55 at Maryland-43Maryland
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Maryland 55–⁠12; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 134th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

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 1959.

Record
0–⁠10
Conference
0–⁠5 tied for 7th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
80–⁠393
Coach
Richard Voris
Elo
1222 −148 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−24.1 No. 108 of 112 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Robert Edwards

1959 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Clemson6–⁠19–⁠211
North Carolina5–⁠25–⁠5
Maryland4–⁠25–⁠5
Wake Forest4–⁠36–⁠4
South Carolina4–⁠36–⁠4
Duke2–⁠34–⁠6
NC State0–⁠61–⁠9
Virginia0–⁠50–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.