1962 Virginia
5–5 (1–4 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by William Elias. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Rutgers 41–0Dec 1
By 41 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22 | at William & Mary | W 19–7 | 48% |
| Oct 6 | at Virginia Tech | L 15–20 | 44% |
| Oct 13 | vs VMI | W 28–6 | 44% |
| Oct 20 | vs Wake Forest | W 14–12 | 68% |
| Oct 27 | vs Davidson | W 34–7 | 85% |
| Nov 3 | at South Carolina | L 6–40 | 47% |
| Nov 10 | vs North Carolina | L 7–11 | 57% |
| Nov 17 | at NC State | L 12–24 | 45% |
| Nov 24 | at Maryland | L 18–40 | 24% |
| Dec 1 | at Rutgers | W 41–0 | 27% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Rutgers 41–0; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
In program history: The 88th-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 1962.
- Record
- 5–5
- Conference
- 1–4 7th in Atlantic Coast Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 194–167
- Coach
- William Elias
- Elo
- 1433 +34 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −4.0 No. 72 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Gary Cuozzo, Carl Kuhn and Dave Graham
Drafted in 1963
The 1963 draft| Rd 4 | Harlow Fullwood OG | Baltimore Colts |
| Rd 7 | Turnley Todd LB | Green Bay Packers |
All-ACC
2 second teamSecond team
Dave GrahamOTAP-2- Bob RowleyOGAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1962 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1962 Atlantic Coast Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Duke | 6–0 | 8–2 | |
 Clemson | 5–1 | 6–4 | |
| Maryland | 5–2 | 6–4 | |
| South Carolina | 3–4 | 4–5–1 | |
| NC State | 3–4 | 3–6–1 | |
| North Carolina | 3–4 | 3–7 | |
| Virginia | 1–4 | 5–5 | |
| Wake Forest | 0–7 | 0–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.