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1991 Virginia

8–⁠3–⁠1 (4–⁠2–⁠1 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by George Welsh.

Schedule and results

Virginia in 1991, game by game: lost at Maryland 6–17; won vs. Navy 17–10; lost at No. 17 Georgia Tech 21–24; won vs. Duke 34–3; won vs. Kansas 31–19; tied at No. 18 Clemson 20–20; won vs. North Carolina 14–9; won vs. Wake Forest 48–7; won vs. VMI 42–0; won at No. 18 NC State 42–10; won vs. Virginia Tech 38–0; lost vs. No. 20 Oklahoma 14–48+42−34Lost 6–17 at Maryland-11MarylandWon 17–10 vs. Navy+7NavyLost 21–24 at No. 17 Georgia Tech-3No. 17 Georgia TechWon 34–3 vs. Duke+31DukeWon 31–19 vs. Kansas+12KansasTied 20–20 at No. 18 Clemson0No. 18 ClemsonWon 14–9 vs. North Carolina+5North CarolinaWon 48–7 vs. Wake Forest+41Wake ForestWon 42–0 vs. VMI+42VMIWon 42–10 at No. 18 NC State+32No. 18 NC StateWon 38–0 vs. Virginia Tech+38Virginia TechLost 14–48 vs. No. 20 Oklahoma-34No. 20 Oklahoma
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 7atMarylandL 6–⁠1753%
Sep 14vsNavyW 17–⁠1079%
Sep 19at17Georgia TechL 21–⁠2433%
Sep 28vsDukeW 34–⁠364%
Oct 5vsKansasW 31–⁠1970%
Oct 12at18ClemsonT 20–⁠2035%
Oct 19vsNorth CarolinaW 14–⁠968%
Oct 26vsWake ForestW 48–⁠788%
Nov 2vsVMIW 42–⁠091%
Nov 9at18NC StateW 42–⁠1039%
Nov 23vsVirginia TechW 38–⁠073%
Dec 29Bowls & playoffvs20OklahomaGator BowlL 14–⁠4852%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Oklahoma 48–⁠14 in the Gator Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 9th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 11: 24
  2. Wk 12: 21
  3. Wk 13: 20
  4. Wk 14: 20
  5. Wk 15: 19

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 1991.

Bobby Dodd Coach of the YearGeorge Welsh, coach

Record
8–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
4–⁠2–⁠1 4th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 19
Points
327–⁠167
Coach
George Welsh
Elo
1645 +62 this season
SP+ rating
14.0 No. 21 of 104; offense No. 38, defense No. 16
SRS
11.5 No. 19 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Tom O’Brien
Defensive coordinator
Rick Lantz
Captains
Matt Blundin, Tyrone Lewis, Don Reynolds and Ray Roberts

Drafted in 1992

The 1992 draft
Rd 1Ray Roberts OTSeattle Seahawks
Rd 2Matt Blundin QBKansas City Chiefs

All-ACC

4 first team, 5 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1991 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1991 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Clemson6–⁠0–⁠19–⁠2–⁠118
NC State5–⁠29–⁠324
Georgia Tech5–⁠28–⁠5
Virginia4–⁠2–⁠18–⁠3–⁠1
North Carolina3–⁠47–⁠4
Maryland2–⁠52–⁠9
Duke1–⁠64–⁠6–⁠1
Wake Forest1–⁠63–⁠8

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