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1983 Virginia

6–⁠5 (3–⁠4 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by George Welsh.

Schedule and results

Virginia in 1983, game by game: won vs. Duke 38–30; won vs. Navy 27–16; won vs. James Madison 21–14; won at NC State 26–14; lost at No. 19 Maryland 3–23; lost at Clemson 21–42; won vs. VMI 38–10; lost at Wake Forest 34–38; lost at Georgia Tech 27–31; won vs. No. 19 North Carolina 17–14; lost vs. Virginia Tech 0–48+28−48Won 38–30 vs. Duke+8DukeWon 27–16 vs. Navy+11NavyWon 21–14 vs. James Madison+7James MadisonWon 26–14 at NC State+12NC StateLost 3–23 at No. 19 Maryland-20No. 19 MarylandLost 21–42 at Clemson-21ClemsonWon 38–10 vs. VMI+28VMILost 34–38 at Wake Forest-4Wake ForestLost 27–31 at Georgia Tech-4Georgia TechWon 17–14 vs. No. 19 North Carolina+3No. 19 North CarolinaLost 0–48 vs. Virginia Tech-48Virginia Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsDukeW 38–⁠3039%
Sep 10vsNavyW 27–⁠1643%
Sep 17vsJames MadisonW 21–⁠1481%
Sep 24atNC StateW 26–⁠1435%
Oct 1at19MarylandL 3–⁠2326%
Oct 8atClemsonL 21–⁠4222%
Oct 15vsVMIW 38–⁠1077%
Oct 22atWake ForestL 34–⁠3852%
Nov 3atGeorgia TechL 27–⁠3150%
Nov 12vs19North CarolinaW 17–⁠1428%
Nov 19vsVirginia TechL 0–⁠4839%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Virginia Tech 48–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 82nd-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 1983.

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
3–⁠4 tied for 5th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
252–⁠280
Coach
George Welsh
Elo
1439 +46 this season
SP+ rating
-5.6 No. 74 of 108; offense No. 51, defense No. 86
SRS
−1.8 No. 63 of 112 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Dave Bond, Rich Riccardi, Wayne Schuchts and Billy Smith

Drafted in 1984

The 1984 draft
Rd 7Quentin Walker RBSt. Louis Cardinals

All-ACC

1 first team

First team

From Wikipedia’s 1983 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1983 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Clemson7–⁠09–⁠1–⁠111
Maryland5–⁠18–⁠4
North Carolina4–⁠38–⁠4
Georgia Tech3–⁠33–⁠8
Virginia3–⁠46–⁠5
Duke3–⁠43–⁠8
Wake Forest1–⁠64–⁠7
NC State1–⁠63–⁠8

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