1976 Virginia
2–9 (1–3 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Dick Bestwick. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Wake Forest 18–17Oct 23
By 1 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 | at Washington | L 17–38 | 22% |
| Sep 18 | vs William & Mary | L 0–14 | 45% |
| Sep 25 | vs Duke | L 6–21 | 30% |
| Oct 2 | at Georgia Tech | L 14–35 | 18% |
| Oct 9 | at South Carolina | L 7–35 | 13% |
| Oct 16 | vs Virginia Tech | L 10–14 | 21% |
| Oct 23 | at Wake Forest | W 18–17 | 21% |
| Oct 30 | vs VMI | L 7–13 | 37% |
| Nov 6 | vs Lehigh | W 21–20 | 53% |
| Nov 13 | at North Carolina | L 6–31 | 14% |
| Nov 20 | vs 6Maryland | L 0–28 | 7% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Maryland 28–0; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
In program history: The 132nd-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 1976.
- Record
- 2–9
- Conference
- 1–3 6th in Atlantic Coast Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 106–266
- Coach
- Dick Bestwick
- Elo
- 1244 −83 this season
- SP+ rating
- -16.8 No. 122 of 132; offense No. 127, defense No. 96
- SRS
- −9.1 No. 107 of 137 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Mike Ozdowski, James Wicks and Gregory McDaniel
Drafted in 1977
The 1977 draft| Rd 2 | Mike Ozdowski DE | Baltimore Colts |
1976 Atlantic Coast Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | 5–0 | 11–1 | 8 |
| North Carolina | 4–1 | 9–3 | |
| Wake Forest | 3–3 | 5–6 | |
| Duke | 2–3–1 | 5–5–1 | |
 NC State | 2–3 | 3–7–1 | |
 Virginia | 1–3 | 2–9 | |
 Clemson | 0–4–1 | 3–6–2 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.