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1965 Virginia Cavaliers football
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Record4–6 (2–4 ACC)
Head coach
Captain Bob Kowalkowski, John Pincavage [1]
Home stadium Scott Stadium
Seasons
←  1964
1966 →
1965 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
NC State + 5 2 0 6 4 0†
Clemson + 5 2 0 5 5 0†
Duke 4 2 0 6 4 0
Maryland 3 3 0 4 6 0
North Carolina 3 3 0 4 6 0
Virginia 3 3 0 4 6 0†
Wake Forest 2 4 0 3 7 0†
South Carolina 0 6 0 5 5 0†
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • † South Carolina forfeited its 4 conference wins (Clemson, NC State, Virginia, Wake Forest) due to use of ineligible players. This improved Clemson and NC State from 4–3 to 5–2, making them co-champions. Overall records did not change due to the forfeits. Duke and South Carolina were originally co-champions with records of 4–2.

The 1965 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1965 NCAA University Division football season. The Cavaliers were led by first-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, originally finishing in seventh, however forfeited wins by South Carolina moved Virginia up to a tie for fourth. [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18 DukeL 7–2127,800 [3]
September 25 Clemson
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 14–2015,000 [4]
October 2at North CarolinaW 21–1738,000 [5]
October 9 VMI*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 14–1021,000 [6]
October 16vs. West Virginia*
W 41–024,000 [7]
October 23at VPI*L 14–2230,100 [8]
October 30 NC Statedagger
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 0–1325,000 [9]
November 6 South Carolina
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 7–17 (forfeit win)18,000 [10] [11]
November 13at Georgia Tech*L 19–4240,094 [12]
November 20at MarylandW 33–2721,000 [13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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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. ^ "2016 ACC football media guide" (PDF). p. 124.
  3. ^ "Duke downs Virginia on late scores, 21–7". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 19, 1965. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Clemson downs Va. on second half TDs". The Progress-Index. September 26, 1965. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Cavaliers rally to upset Tar Heels, 21 to 17". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 3, 1965. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Frustrated Cavaliers rally to turn back VMI, 14 to 10". The Danville Register. October 10, 1965. Retrieved January 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "UVA's 'perfect' offense clobbers WVU, 41 to 0". The Lynchburg News. October 17, 1965. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "VPI dedicates stadium with 22–14 win". Bristol Herald Courier. October 24, 1965. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Wolfpack blanks Cavaliers behind Mansfield, Noggle". The Progress-Index. October 31, 1965. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Wobbly pass, blocked punt beat Cavaliers". The Progress-Index. November 7, 1965. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Gamecocks forfeit ACC football wins; Rule violated". The Greenville News. July 30, 1966. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Gator Bowl-bound Tech drubs Virginia". The Macon Telegraph & News. November 14, 1965. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Virginia beats Maryland". Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel. November 21, 1965. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "1965 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
  15. ^ "All-Time Virginia Box Score Game Statistics". Virginia Cavaliers Official Athletic Site. Retrieved June 5, 2021.