1961 Virginia Cavaliers football team

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1961 Virginia Cavaliers football
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Record4–6 (2–4 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainLouis Martig, Ron Gassert [1]
Home stadium Scott Stadium
(capacity: 24,500)
Seasons
  1960
1962  
1961 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 20 Duke $  5 1   7 3  
North Carolina  4 3   5 5  
Maryland  3 3   7 3  
Clemson  3 3   5 5  
NC State  3 4   4 6  
South Carolina  3 4   4 6  
Wake Forest  3 4   4 6  
Virginia  2 4   4 6  
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll [2]

The 1961 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1961 NCAA University Division football season. The Cavaliers were led by first-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. Despite the last place finish, Elias was named ACC Coach of the Year, becoming the second in conference history to win the award in a coach's first year at the school. [3] Elias, who had been the Southern Conference Coach of the Year the previous season at George Washington, snapped Virginia's 28 game losing streak by beating William & Mary in the first game of the season. [4] Their win against South Carolina snapped an 18-game losing streak against ACC foes.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23 William & Mary *W 21–618,000 [5]
September 30vs. Duke L 0–4220,000
October 7 NC State Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 14–2115,000
October 14vs. VMI *W 14–78,500
October 21vs. VPI *L 0–2017,000
October 28at Wake Forest L 15–217,500
November 4 South Carolina
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 28–2018,000
November 18at Navy *L 3–1323,565
November 25 Maryland
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)
W 28–1619,000
December 2at North Carolina L 0–2428,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

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