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1965 Virginia

4–⁠6 (2–⁠4 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by George Blackburn.

Schedule and results

Virginia in 1965, game by game: lost vs. Duke 7–21; lost vs. Clemson 14–20; won at North Carolina 21–17; won vs. VMI 14–10; won vs. West Virginia 41–0; lost at Virginia Tech 14–22; lost vs. NC State 0–13; lost vs. South Carolina 7–17; lost at Georgia Tech 19–42; won at Maryland 33–27+41−23Lost 7–21 vs. Duke-14DukeLost 14–20 vs. Clemson-6ClemsonWon 21–17 at North Carolina+4North CarolinaWon 14–10 vs. VMI+4VMIWon 41–0 vs. West Virginia+41West VirginiaLost 14–22 at Virginia Tech-8Virginia TechLost 0–13 vs. NC State-13NC StateLost 7–17 vs. South Carolina-10South CarolinaLost 19–42 at Georgia Tech-23Georgia TechWon 33–27 at Maryland+6Maryland
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 18vsDukeL 7–⁠2151%
Sep 25vsClemsonL 14–⁠2047%
Oct 2atNorth CarolinaW 21–⁠1721%
Oct 9vsVMIW 14–⁠1069%
Oct 16vsWest VirginiaW 41–⁠036%
Oct 23atVirginia TechL 14–⁠2232%
Oct 30vsNC StateL 0–⁠1356%
Nov 6vsSouth CarolinaL 7–⁠1758%
Nov 13atGeorgia TechL 19–⁠4218%
Nov 20atMarylandW 33–⁠2729%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Maryland 33–⁠27; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 92nd-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 1965.

Record
4–⁠6
Conference
2–⁠4 7th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
170–⁠189
Coach
George Blackburn
Elo
1421 −10 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−1.1 No. 67 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Bob Kowalkowski and John Pincavage

Drafted in 1966

The 1966 draft
Rd 4Don Parker OGSan Francisco 49ers

All-ACC

1 first team

First team

From Wikipedia’s 1965 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1965 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Duke4–⁠26–⁠4
South Carolina4–⁠25–⁠5
NC State4–⁠36–⁠4
Clemson4–⁠35–⁠5
Maryland3–⁠34–⁠6
North Carolina3–⁠34–⁠6
Virginia2–⁠44–⁠6
Wake Forest1–⁠53–⁠7

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