1961 Virginia
4–6 (2–4 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by William Elias. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat William & Mary 21–6Sep 23
By 15 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23 | vs William & Mary | W 21–6 | 50% |
| Sep 30 | vs Duke | L 0–42 | 25% |
| Oct 7 | vs NC State | L 14–21 | 35% |
| Oct 14 | vs VMI | W 14–7 | 23% |
| Oct 21 | at Virginia Tech | L 0–20 | 27% |
| Oct 28 | at Wake Forest | L 15–21 | 31% |
| Nov 4 | vs South Carolina | W 28–20 | 40% |
| Nov 18 | at Navy | L 3–13 | 14% |
| Nov 25 | vs Maryland | W 28–16 | 27% |
| Dec 2 | at North Carolina | L 0–24 | 31% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to North Carolina 24–0; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
In program history: The 115th-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 1961.
- Record
- 4–6
- Conference
- 2–4 8th in Atlantic Coast Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 123–190
- Coach
- William Elias
- Elo
- 1349 +49 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −6.9 No. 77 of 111 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Louis Martig and Ron Gassert
Drafted in 1962
The 1962 draft| Rd 4 | Ron Gassert OT | Green Bay Packers |
All-ACC
1 second teamSecond team
Ron GassertOTAP-2; UPI-2
From Wikipedia’s 1961 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1961 Atlantic Coast Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 5–1 | 7–3 | 20 |
| North Carolina | 4–3 | 5–5 | |
| Maryland | 3–3 | 7–3 | |
 Clemson | 3–3 | 5–5 | |
| South Carolina | 3–4 | 4–6 | |
| Wake Forest | 3–4 | 4–6 | |
| NC State | 3–4 | 4–6 | |
| Virginia | 2–4 | 4–6 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.