1955 Virginia Cavaliers football team

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1955 Virginia Cavaliers football
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Record1–9 (0–4 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainJohn Polzer [1]
Home stadium Scott Stadium
(capacity: 24,500)
Seasons
←  1954
1956  →
1955 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Maryland + 4 –0 –010 –1 –0
Duke + 4 –0 –07 –2 –1
Clemson 3 –1 –07 –3 –0
Wake Forest 3 –3 –15 –4 –1
North Carolina 3 –3 –03 –7 –0
NC State 0 –2 –14 –5 –1
South Carolina 1 –5 –03 –6 –0
Virginia 0 –4 –01 –9 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll [2]

The 1955 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1955 college football season. The Cavaliers were led by third-year head coach Ned McDonald and played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, their second year in the league, and the league's third year overall. Virginia once again failed to pick up their first ACC win, finishing winless in conference games. At the conclusion of a 1–9 campaign, McDonald resigned as head coach. [3]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24 Clemson
L 7–2013,000
October 1 George Washington *
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 0–1313,000 [4]
October 82:30 p.m.vs. Penn State *
L 7–2618,000 [5]
October 15 VMI *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 20–1316,000 [6]
October 22vs. VPI *
L 13–1715,000
October 29at Vanderbilt *
L 7–3415,500 [7]
November 5at Pittsburgh *
L 7–1821,938
November 12 Wake Forest
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 7–1312,000
November 19at North Carolina
L 14–269,000
November 26 South Carolina
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 14–219,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • All times are in Eastern time

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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 18, 2018.
  2. ↑ "1955 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
  3. ↑ "McDonald Resigns Job At Virginia". The Atlanta Constitution. December 24, 1955. p. 6.
  4. ↑ "GW downs Cavaliers by 13 to 0". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 2, 1955. Retrieved February 10, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Drewry, Walt (October 8, 1955). "State Gridders Face Stiff Slate". Richmond Times-Dispatch . Richmond, Virginia. p. 14. Retrieved January 5, 2022– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  6. ↑ "Bakhtiar, stars as Cavaliers beat VMI, 20–13". The Progress-Index. October 16, 1955. Retrieved January 4, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Wahoos bow to Vanderbilt". The Roanoke Times. October 30, 1955. Retrieved October 7, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "1955 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
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