1973 Virginia
4–7 (3–3 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Don Lawrence. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat VMI 16–0Sep 8
By 16 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8 | vs VMI | W 16–0 | 71% |
| Sep 15 | at 17NC State | L 23–43 | 21% |
| Sep 22 | at 20Missouri | L 7–31 | 30% |
| Sep 29 | vs Duke | W 7–3 | 42% |
| Oct 6 | vs Vanderbilt | L 22–39 | 62% |
| Oct 13 | at Clemson | L 27–32 | 40% |
| Oct 20 | at Virginia Tech | L 15–27 | 34% |
| Oct 27 | vs Wake Forest | W 21–10 | 62% |
| Nov 3 | vs North Carolina | W 44–40 | 33% |
| Nov 10 | at Maryland | L 0–33 | 22% |
| Nov 17 | at West Virginia | L 17–42 | 30% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to West Virginia 42–17; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
In program history: The 116th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).
- Record
- 4–7
- Conference
- 3–3 4th in Atlantic Coast Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 199–300
- Coach
- Don Lawrence
- Elo
- 1349 −55 this season
- SP+ rating
- -16.1 No. 106 of 123; offense No. 94, defense No. 105
- SRS
- −8.7 No. 90 of 129 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Paul Ryczek, Gerard Mullins and Anthony Zmudzin
Drafted in 1974
The 1974 draft| Rd 4 | Harrison Davis WR | San Diego Chargers |
All-ACC
3 first teamFirst team
Harrison DavisWR- Paul RyczekC
- Dick AmbroseLB
From Wikipedia’s 1973 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1973 Atlantic Coast Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| NC State | 6–0 | 9–3 | 16 |
| Maryland | 5–1 | 8–4 | 20 |
| Clemson | 4–2 | 5–6 | |
| Virginia | 3–3 | 4–7 | |
| Duke | 1–4–1 | 2–8–1 | |
| North Carolina | 1–5 | 4–7 | |
| Wake Forest | 0–5–1 | 1–9–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.