1966 Virginia Cavaliers football team
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The 1966 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. The Cavaliers were led by second-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 tied for third.
1966 Virginia Cavaliers football | |
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Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Record | 4–6 (3–3 ACC) |
Head coach |
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Captain | Edward Carrington, Donald Parker[1] |
Home stadium | Scott Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 17 | Wake Forest | W 24–10 | 17,000 | [2] | |
September 24 | at Clemson | L 35–40 | 36,000 | [3] | |
October 1 | at Duke | L 8–27 | 10,000 | [4] | |
October 8 | Tulane* |
| L 6–20 | 20,000 | [5] |
October 15 | VMI* |
| W 38–27 | 18,000 | [6] |
October 22 | Virginia Tech* |
| L 7–24 | 29,000 | [7] |
October 29 | at NC State | L 21–42 | 28,000 | [8] | |
November 5 | at No. 5 Georgia Tech* | L 13–14 | 42,126 | [9] | |
November 19 | Maryland |
| W 41–17 | 16,000 | [10] |
November 26 | at North Carolina | W 21–14 | 25,000 | [11] | |
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