1963 Virginia Cavaliers football team

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1963 Virginia Cavaliers football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1963 record2–7–1 (0–5–1 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainTurnly Todd[1]
Home stadiumScott Stadium
(capacity: 24,500)
Seasons
← 1962
1964 →
1963 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
North Carolina + 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
NC State + 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Clemson 5 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
Duke 5 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
Maryland 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
South Carolina 1 – 5 – 1 1 – 8 – 1
Wake Forest 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
Virginia 0 – 5 – 1 2 – 7 – 1
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll[2]

The 1963 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. The Cavaliers were led by third-year head coach Bill Elias and played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing in last.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at North Carolina
L 7–1130,000
September 28Duke
L 8–3017,000
October 5vs. VPI*
L 0–1020,000
October 12vs. VMI*
W 6–010,000[3]
October 19South Carolina
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
T 10–1016,000
October 26Clemson
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 0–3518,000
November 2vs. NC State
L 9–157,500
November 9William & Mary*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 9–716,000
November 16at Boston College*
L 21–3022,200
November 28at Maryland
L 6–2115,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Source:[4][5]

References[]

  1. ^ "2017 Cavalier Football Fact Book" (PDF). Virginia Cavaliers Athletics. p. 120.
  2. ^ "1963 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
  3. ^ "Cavaliers edge VMI squad, 6–0". The Bristol Herald Courier. October 13, 1963. Retrieved January 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "1963 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
  5. ^ "All-Time Virginia Box Score Game Statistics". Virginia Cavaliers Official Athletic Site. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
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