1966 Virginia Cavaliers football team

The 1966 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. The Cavaliers were led by second-year head coach George Blackburn and played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing tied for third.

1966 Virginia Cavaliers football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record4–6 (3–3 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainEdward Carrington, Donald Parker[1]
Home stadiumScott Stadium
(capacity: 23,848)
1966 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Clemson $  6 1   6 4  
NC State  5 2   5 5  
Maryland  3 3   4 6  
Virginia  3 3   4 6  
Duke  2 3   5 5  
Wake Forest  2 4   3 7  
South Carolina  1 3   1 9  
North Carolina  1 4   2 8  
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17Wake ForestW 24–1017,000
September 24at ClemsonL 35–4036,000
October 1at DukeL 8–2710,000
October 8Tulane*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 6–2020,000[3]
October 15VMI*dagger
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 38–2718,000[4]
October 22VPI*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)
L 7–2429,000
October 29at NC StateL 21–4228,000
November 5at No. 5 Georgia Tech*L 13–1442,126
November 19Maryland
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)
W 41–1716,000
November 26at North CarolinaW 21–1425,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[5][6]

References

  1. "2017 Cavalier Football Fact Book" (PDF). Virginia Cavaliers Athletics. p. 120. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 28, 2017. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
  2. "1966 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
  3. "UVA falls, Cavaliers' mistakes aid 20–6 Tulane win". Daily Press. October 9, 1966. Retrieved October 1, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Davis hurls Virginia past VMI in aerial duel, 38–27". The Herald-Sun. October 16, 1966. Retrieved January 30, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "1966 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
  6. "All-Time Virginia Box Score Game Statistics". Virginia Cavaliers Official Athletic Site. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
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