1963 Virginia
2–7–1 (0–5–1 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by William Elias. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat VMI 6–0Oct 12
By 6 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21 | at North Carolina | L 7–11 | 43% |
| Sep 28 | vs Duke | L 8–30 | 36% |
| Oct 5 | at Virginia Tech | L 0–10 | 37% |
| Oct 12 | vs VMI | W 6–0 | 38% |
| Oct 19 | vs South Carolina | T 10–10 | 55% |
| Oct 26 | vs Clemson | L 0–35 | 51% |
| Nov 2 | at NC State | L 9–15 | 20% |
| Nov 9 | vs William & Mary | W 9–7 | 66% |
| Nov 16 | at Boston College | L 21–30 | 20% |
| Nov 23 | at Maryland | L 6–21 | 35% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Maryland 21–6; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
In program history: The 112th-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 1963.
- Record
- 2–7–1
- Conference
- 0–5–1 8th in Atlantic Coast Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 76–169
- Coach
- William Elias
- Elo
- 1364 −91 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −6.9 No. 84 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Turnly Todd
All-ACC
1 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Turnley ToddOGAP-1
Second team
- Bob KowalkowskiOTAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1963 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1963 Atlantic Coast Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | 6–1 | 9–2 | |
| NC State | 6–1 | 8–3 | |
| Duke | 5–2 | 5–4–1 | |
| Clemson | 5–2 | 5–4–1 | |
| Maryland | 2–5 | 3–7 | |
| South Carolina | 1–5–1 | 1–8–1 | |
 Wake Forest | 1–5 | 1–9 | |
| Virginia | 0–5–1 | 2–7–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.