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1995 Virginia

9–⁠4 (7–⁠1 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by George Welsh, finished No. 16 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Virginia in 1995, game by game: lost vs. No. 14 Michigan 17–18; won vs. William & Mary 40–16; won at No. 23 NC State 29–24; won vs. Georgia Tech 41–14; won at Clemson 22–3; won vs. Wake Forest 35–17; lost at North Carolina 17–22; won vs. Duke 44–30; lost at No. 16 Texas 16–17; won vs. No. 2 Florida State 33–28; won at Maryland 21–18; lost vs. No. 20 Virginia Tech 29–36; won vs. Georgia 34–27+27−7Lost 17–18 vs. No. 14 Michigan-1No. 14 MichiganWon 40–16 vs. William & Mary+24William & MaryWon 29–24 at No. 23 NC State+5No. 23 NC StateWon 41–14 vs. Georgia Tech+27Georgia TechWon 22–3 at Clemson+19ClemsonWon 35–17 vs. Wake Forest+18Wake ForestLost 17–22 at North Carolina-5North CarolinaWon 44–30 vs. Duke+14DukeLost 16–17 at No. 16 Texas-1No. 16 TexasWon 33–28 vs. No. 2 Florida State+5No. 2 Florida StateWon 21–18 at Maryland+3MarylandLost 29–36 vs. No. 20 Virginia Tech-7No. 20 Virginia TechWon 34–27 vs. Georgia+7Georgia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 26vs14MichiganL 17–⁠1849%
Sep 2vsWilliam & MaryW 40–⁠1690%
Sep 9at23NC StateW 29–⁠2447%
Sep 16vsGeorgia TechW 41–⁠1483%
Sep 23atClemsonW 22–⁠360%
Sep 30vsWake ForestW 35–⁠1788%
Oct 7atNorth CarolinaL 17–⁠2260%
Oct 14vsDukeW 44–⁠3083%
Oct 21at16TexasL 16–⁠1749%
Nov 2vs2Florida StateW 33–⁠2838%
Nov 11atMarylandW 21–⁠1868%
Nov 18vs20Virginia TechL 29–⁠3661%
Dec 30Bowls & playoffvsGeorgiaPeach BowlW 34–⁠2767%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Georgia 34–⁠27 in the Peach Bowl; No. 16 in the final AP poll; Atlantic Coast Conference champions.

In program history: The 6th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 17
  2. Wk 2: 17
  3. Wk 3: 16
  4. Wk 4: 16
  5. Wk 5: 11
  6. Wk 6: 11
  7. Wk 7: 9
  8. Wk 8: 19
  9. Wk 9: 14
  10. Wk 10: 20
  11. Wk 11: 24
  12. Wk 12: 14
  13. Wk 13: 13
  14. Wk 14: 19
  15. Wk 15: 19
  16. Wk 16: 18
  17. Final: 16

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 1995.

Atlantic Coast Conference champions7–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Florida State

Record
9–⁠4
Conference
7–⁠1 shared first in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
No. 16 peak No. 9
Points
378–⁠270
Coach
George Welsh
Elo
1670 +55 this season
SP+ rating
17.0 No. 16 of 107; offense No. 19, defense No. 22
SRS
12.8 No. 16 of 108 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Tom O’Brien
Defensive coordinator
Rick Lantz
Captains
Jason Augustino, Mike Groh and Skeet Jones

Drafted in 1996

The 1996 draft
Rd 5Patrick Jeffers WRDenver Broncos

All-ACC

6 first team, 4 second team

First team

Second team

  • Chris HarrisonOTAP-2
  • Mike GrohQBAP-2
  • Todd WhiteDLAP-2
  • James FarriorLBAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1995 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1995 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Florida State7–⁠110–⁠24
Virginia7–⁠19–⁠416
Clemson6–⁠28–⁠4
Georgia Tech5–⁠36–⁠5
North Carolina4–⁠47–⁠5
Maryland4–⁠46–⁠5
NC State2–⁠63–⁠8
Duke1–⁠73–⁠8
Wake Forest0–⁠81–⁠10

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