1970 Virginia Cavaliers football team

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1970 Virginia Cavaliers football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1970 record5–6 (0–6 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainDan Ryczek, Paul Reid[1]
Home stadiumScott Stadium
(capacity: 23,848)
Seasons
← 1969
1971 →
1970 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[2]

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.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12at Virginia Tech*
W 7–023,000[4]
September 19at Clemson
L 17–2730,000
September 26at Duke
L 7–1724,478
October 3Wake Forest
L 7–2721,500
October 10VMI*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 49–1015,500[5]
October 17Army*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 21–2029,100
October 24William & Mary*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 33–617,800
October 31at North Carolina
L 15–3032,500
November 7at NC State
L 16–2125,955
November 14Colgate*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 54–1213,300[6]
November 21Maryland
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)
L 14–1714,000
  • *Non-conference game

[7][8]

References[]

  1. ^ "2017 Cavalier Football Fact Book" (PDF). Virginia Cavaliers Athletics. p. 121.
  2. ^ "1970 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
  3. ^ "Geo. Blackburn Fired At Virginia". Atlanta Daily World. December 4, 1970. p. 3.
  4. ^ "UVa whips Gobblers 7–0". The Daily News Leader. September 13, 1970. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Cavs trample VMI by 49–10". The Herald-Sun. October 11, 1970. Retrieved January 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Seward, Tommy (November 15, 1970). "Cavaliers Clobber Colgate". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "1970 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
  8. ^ "All-Time Virginia Box Score Game Statistics". Virginia Cavaliers Official Athletic Site. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
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