1970 Virginia
5–6 (0–6 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by George Blackburn. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Colgate 54–12Nov 14
By 42 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | at Virginia Tech | W 7–0 | 26% |
| Sep 19 | at Clemson | L 17–27 | 37% |
| Sep 26 | at Duke | L 7–17 | 41% |
| Oct 3 | vs Wake Forest | L 7–27 | 65% |
| Oct 10 | vs VMI | W 49–10 | 71% |
| Oct 17 | vs Army | W 21–20 | 50% |
| Oct 24 | vs William & Mary | W 33–6 | 64% |
| Oct 31 | at North Carolina | L 15–30 | 33% |
| Nov 7 | at NC State | L 16–21 | 43% |
| Nov 14 | vs Colgate | W 54–12 | 52% |
| Nov 21 | vs Maryland | L 14–17 | 74% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Maryland 17–14; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
In program history: The 96th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).
- Record
- 5–6
- Conference
- 0–6 8th in Atlantic Coast Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 240–187
- Coach
- George Blackburn
- Elo
- 1404 −12 this season
- SP+ rating
- -11.8 No. 96 of 117; offense No. 99, defense No. 87
- SRS
- −7.5 No. 83 of 123 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Dan Ryczek and Paul Reid
All-ACC
1 first teamFirst team
Dan RyczekCAP
From Wikipedia’s 1970 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1970 Atlantic Coast Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wake Forest | 5–1 | 6–5 | |
| North Carolina | 5–2 | 8–4 | |
| Duke | 5–2 | 6–5 | |
 South Carolina | 3–2–1 | 4–6–1 | |
| NC State | 2–3–1 | 3–7–1 | |
| Clemson | 2–4 | 3–8 | |
| Maryland | 2–4 | 2–9 | |
| Virginia | 0–6 | 5–6 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.