1970 Virginia Cavaliers football team
The 1970 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. The Cavaliers were led by sixth-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 in last. At the conclusion of the season, Blackburn was fired as head coach.[3] He had a record of 28–33–0 at Virginia, with just one winning season, in 1968.
| 1970 Virginia Cavaliers football | |
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| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Record | 5–6 (0–6 ACC) |
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| Captain | Dan Ryczek, Paul Reid[1] |
| Home stadium | Scott Stadium (capacity: 23,848) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 12 | at Virginia Tech* | W 7–0 | 23,000 | [4] | |
| September 19 | at Clemson | L 17–27 | 30,000 | ||
| September 26 | at Duke | L 7–17 | 24,478 | ||
| October 3 | Wake Forest | L 7–27 | 21,500 | ||
| October 10 | VMI* |
| W 49–10 | 15,500 | [5] |
| October 17 | Army* |
| W 21–20 | 29,100 | |
| October 24 | William & Mary* |
| W 33–6 | 17,800 | |
| October 31 | at North Carolina | L 15–30 | 32,500 | ||
| November 7 | at NC State | L 16–21 | 25,955 | ||
| November 14 | Colgate* |
| W 54–12 | 13,300 | [6] |
| November 21 | Maryland |
| L 14–17 | 14,000 | |
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References
- "2017 Cavalier Football Fact Book" (PDF). Virginia Cavaliers Athletics. p. 121. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 28, 2017. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
- "1970 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
- "Geo. Blackburn Fired At Virginia". Atlanta Daily World. December 4, 1970. p. 3.
- "UVa whips Gobblers 7–0". The Daily News Leader. September 13, 1970. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Cavs trample VMI by 49–10". The Herald-Sun. October 11, 1970. Retrieved January 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- Seward, Tommy (November 15, 1970). "Cavaliers Clobber Colgate". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
- "1970 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
- "All-Time Virginia Box Score Game Statistics". Virginia Cavaliers Official Athletic Site. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
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