1968 Virginia
7–3 (3–2 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by George Blackburn. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat VMI 47–0Sep 28
By 47 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21 | at 1Purdue | L 6–44 | 24% |
| Sep 28 | vs VMI | W 47–0 | 63% |
| Oct 5 | vs Davidson | W 41–14 | 82% |
| Oct 12 | at Duke | W 50–20 | 47% |
| Oct 19 | at NC State | L 0–19 | 35% |
| Oct 26 | at Navy | W 24–0 | 59% |
| Nov 2 | vs South Carolina | L 28–49 | 75% |
| Nov 9 | at North Carolina | W 41–6 | 60% |
| Nov 16 | vs Tulane | W 63–47 | 72% |
| Nov 23 | vs Maryland | W 28–23 | 82% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Maryland 28–23; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
In program history: The 43rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).
- Record
- 7–3
- Conference
- 3–2 3rd in Atlantic Coast Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 328–222
- Coach
- George Blackburn
- Elo
- 1538 +62 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 6.5 No. 43 of 119 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Richard Brand and Clyde Arnette
Drafted in 1969
The 1969 draft| Rd 5 | Frank Quayle RB | Denver Broncos |
| Rd 7 | Jeff Anderson RB | Washington Redskins |
All-ACC
4 first teamFirst team
Greg ShellyOTAP- Chuck HammerOGAP
- Frank QuayleBAP
- Bob PaczkoskiMGAP
From Wikipedia’s 1968 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1968 Atlantic Coast Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| NC State | 6–1 | 6–4 | |
 Clemson | 4–1–1 | 4–5–1 | |
| Virginia | 3–2 | 7–3 | |
| South Carolina | 4–3 | 4–6 | |
| Duke | 3–4 | 4–6 | |
 Wake Forest | 2–3–1 | 2–7–1 | |
| Maryland | 2–5 | 2–8 | |
| North Carolina | 1–6 | 3–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.