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1974 Virginia

4–⁠7 (1–⁠5 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Sonny Randle.

Schedule and results

Virginia in 1974, game by game: lost at Navy 28–35; won vs. William & Mary 38–28; lost at Duke 7–27; lost at Georgia Tech 24–28; lost vs. No. 11 NC State 21–22; won vs. Virginia Tech 28–27; won at Wake Forest 14–0; lost at North Carolina 10–24; won vs. VMI 28–10; lost at Clemson 9–28; lost vs. No. 11 Maryland 0–10+18−20Lost 28–35 at Navy-7NavyWon 38–28 vs. William & Mary+10William & MaryLost 7–27 at Duke-20DukeLost 24–28 at Georgia Tech-4Georgia TechLost 21–22 vs. No. 11 NC State-1No. 11 NC StateWon 28–27 vs. Virginia Tech+1Virginia TechWon 14–0 at Wake Forest+14Wake ForestLost 10–24 at North Carolina-14North CarolinaWon 28–10 vs. VMI+18VMILost 9–28 at Clemson-19ClemsonLost 0–10 vs. No. 11 Maryland-10No. 11 Maryland
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 14atNavyL 28–⁠3533%
Sep 21vsWilliam & MaryW 38–⁠2852%
Sep 28atDukeL 7–⁠2736%
Oct 5atGeorgia TechL 24–⁠2833%
Oct 12vs11NC StateL 21–⁠2221%
Oct 19vsVirginia TechW 28–⁠2754%
Oct 26atWake ForestW 14–⁠058%
Nov 2atNorth CarolinaL 10–⁠2426%
Nov 9vsVMIW 28–⁠1055%
Nov 16atClemsonL 9–⁠2831%
Nov 23vs11MarylandL 0–⁠1025%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Maryland 10–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 106th-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 1974.

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
1–⁠5 6th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
207–⁠239
Coach
Sonny Randle
Elo
1388 −11 this season
SP+ rating
-1.0 No. 74 of 124; offense No. 65, defense No. 81
SRS
1.2 No. 61 of 129 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Carl Reese
Captain
Dick Ambrose

All-ACC

1 first team

First team

  • Dick AmbroseLB

From Wikipedia’s 1974 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1974 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Maryland6–⁠08–⁠413
NC State4–⁠29–⁠2–⁠111
Clemson4–⁠27–⁠4
North Carolina4–⁠27–⁠5
Duke2–⁠46–⁠5
Virginia1–⁠54–⁠7
Wake Forest0–⁠61–⁠10

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