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1994 Virginia

9–⁠3 (5–⁠3 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by George Welsh, finished No. 15 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Virginia in 1994, game by game: lost at No. 4 Florida State 17–41; won at Navy 47–10; won vs. Clemson 9–6; won vs. William & Mary 37–3; won at Wake Forest 42–6; won at Georgia Tech 24–7; won vs. No. 15 North Carolina 34–10; lost at No. 23 Duke 25–28; won vs. Maryland 46–21; won at No. 14 Virginia Tech 42–23; lost vs. NC State 27–30; won vs. TCU 20–10+37−24Lost 17–41 at No. 4 Florida State-24No. 4 Florida StateWon 47–10 at Navy+37NavyWon 9–6 vs. Clemson+3ClemsonWon 37–3 vs. William & Mary+34William & MaryWon 42–6 at Wake Forest+36Wake ForestWon 24–7 at Georgia Tech+17Georgia TechWon 34–10 vs. No. 15 North Carolina+24No. 15 North CarolinaLost 25–28 at No. 23 Duke-3No. 23 DukeWon 46–21 vs. Maryland+25MarylandWon 42–23 at No. 14 Virginia Tech+19No. 14 Virginia TechLost 27–30 vs. NC State-3NC StateWon 20–10 vs. TCU+10TCU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3at4Florida StateL 17–⁠4119%
Sep 10atNavyW 47–⁠1068%
Sep 17vsClemsonW 9–⁠662%
Oct 1vsWilliam & MaryW 37–⁠387%
Oct 8atWake ForestW 42–⁠667%
Oct 15atGeorgia TechW 24–⁠764%
Oct 22vs15North CarolinaW 34–⁠1055%
Nov 5at23DukeL 25–⁠2854%
Nov 12vsMarylandW 46–⁠2180%
Nov 19at14Virginia TechW 42–⁠2341%
Nov 25vsNC StateL 27–⁠3072%
Dec 28Bowls & playoffvsTCUIndependence BowlW 20–⁠1069%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat TCU 20–⁠10 in the Independence Bowl; No. 15 in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 5th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 9: 25
  2. Wk 10: 18
  3. Wk 11: 13
  4. Wk 12: 21
  5. Wk 13: 16
  6. Wk 14: 13
  7. Wk 15: 19
  8. Wk 16: 18
  9. Final: 15

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 1994.

Record
9–⁠3
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
No. 15 peak No. 13
Points
370–⁠195
Coach
George Welsh
Elo
1672 +125 this season
SP+ rating
14.0 No. 23 of 106; offense No. 32, defense No. 24
SRS
11.3 No. 22 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Tom O’Brien
Defensive coordinator
Rick Lantz
Captains
Mike Frederick, Randy Neal and Charles Way

Drafted in 1995

The 1995 draft
Rd 3Mike Frederick DECleveland Browns
Rd 4Tyrone Davis WRNew York Jets
Rd 6Charles Way RBNew York Giants

All-ACC

2 first team, 4 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1994 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1994 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Florida State8–⁠010–⁠1–⁠14
NC State6–⁠29–⁠317
Virginia5–⁠39–⁠315
North Carolina5–⁠38–⁠4
Duke5–⁠38–⁠4
Clemson4–⁠45–⁠6
Maryland2–⁠64–⁠7
Wake Forest1–⁠73–⁠8
Georgia Tech0–⁠81–⁠10

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