1977 Virginia
1–9–1 (1–5 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Dick Bestwick. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Wake Forest 12–10Oct 22
By 2 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | at NC State | L 0–14 | 26% |
| Sep 17 | at 18Texas | L 0–68 | 14% |
| Sep 24 | vs Duke | L 7–31 | 33% |
| Oct 1 | vs West Virginia | L 0–13 | 23% |
| Oct 8 | at Clemson | L 0–31 | 16% |
| Oct 15 | at Virginia Tech | T 14–14 | 18% |
| Oct 22 | vs Wake Forest | W 12–10 | 40% |
| Oct 29 | at Syracuse | L 3–6 | 29% |
| Nov 5 | vs VMI | L 6–30 | 32% |
| Nov 12 | vs 19North Carolina | L 14–35 | 14% |
| Nov 19 | at Maryland | L 0–28 | 8% |
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 131st-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 1977.
- Record
- 1–9–1
- Conference
- 1–5 6th in Atlantic Coast Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 56–280
- Coach
- Dick Bestwick
- Elo
- 1246 −84 this season
- SP+ rating
- -13.5 No. 113 of 140; offense No. 135, defense No. 69
- SRS
- −8.4 No. 107 of 145 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Brian Burke
- Captain
- Samuel Pfabe
Drafted in 1978
The 1978 draft| Rd 5 | John Choma OG | San Diego Chargers |
All-ACC
1 first teamFirst team
Russ HendersonKAP-1
From Wikipedia’s 1977 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1977 Atlantic Coast Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | 5–0–1 | 8–3–1 | 17 |
| Clemson | 4–1–1 | 8–3–1 | 19 |
| Maryland | 4–2 | 8–4 | |
| NC State | 4–2 | 8–4 | |
| Duke | 2–4 | 5–6 | |
| Virginia | 1–5 | 1–9–1 | |
| Wake Forest | 0–6 | 1–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.