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1986 Virginia

3–⁠8 (2–⁠5 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by George Welsh.

Schedule and results

Virginia in 1986, game by game: won vs. South Carolina 30–20; lost at Navy 10–20; lost vs. Georgia Tech 14–28; lost at Duke 13–20; won at Wake Forest 30–28; lost vs. No. 20 Clemson 17–31; lost at Virginia Tech 10–42; lost vs. William & Mary 37–41; won vs. No. 15 NC State 20–16; lost at North Carolina 7–27; lost vs. Maryland 10–42+10−32Won 30–20 vs. South Carolina+10South CarolinaLost 10–20 at Navy-10NavyLost 14–28 vs. Georgia Tech-14Georgia TechLost 13–20 at Duke-7DukeWon 30–28 at Wake Forest+2Wake ForestLost 17–31 vs. No. 20 Clemson-14No. 20 ClemsonLost 10–42 at Virginia Tech-32Virginia TechLost 37–41 vs. William & Mary-4William & MaryWon 20–16 vs. No. 15 NC State+4No. 15 NC StateLost 7–27 at North Carolina-20North CarolinaLost 10–42 vs. Maryland-32Maryland
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 6vsSouth CarolinaW 30–⁠2066%
Sep 13atNavyL 10–⁠2051%
Sep 20vsGeorgia TechL 14–⁠2848%
Sep 27atDukeL 13–⁠2049%
Oct 4atWake ForestW 30–⁠2839%
Oct 11vs20ClemsonL 17–⁠3144%
Oct 25atVirginia TechL 10–⁠4231%
Nov 1vsWilliam & MaryL 37–⁠4178%
Nov 8vs15NC StateW 20–⁠1643%
Nov 15atNorth CarolinaL 7–⁠2730%
Nov 28vsMarylandL 10–⁠4236%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Maryland 42–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 101st-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 1986.

Record
3–⁠8
Conference
2–⁠5 tied for 6th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
198–⁠315
Coach
George Welsh
Elo
1398 −136 this season
SP+ rating
-14.1 No. 87 of 101; offense No. 84, defense No. 80
SRS
−7.9 No. 76 of 105 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Kevin Gould, Antonio Rice and Sean Scott

1986 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Clemson5–⁠1–⁠18–⁠2–⁠217
NC State5–⁠28–⁠3–⁠1
North Carolina5–⁠27–⁠4–⁠1
Georgia Tech3–⁠35–⁠5–⁠1
Maryland2–⁠3–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1
Wake Forest2–⁠55–⁠6
Duke2–⁠54–⁠7
Virginia2–⁠53–⁠8

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