American college football season
1965 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W L T W L T NC State + 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0† Clemson + 5 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0† Duke 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Maryland 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 North Carolina 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 Virginia 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0† Wake Forest 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0† South Carolina 0 – 6 – 0 5 – 5 – 0† + – Conference co-champions † South Carolina forfeited its 4 conference wins (Clemson, NC State, Virginia, Wake Forest) due to use of ineligible players. This improved Clemson and NC State from 4–3 to 5–2, making them co-champions. Overall records did not change due to the forfeits. Duke and South Carolina were originally co-champions with records of 4–2.
The 1965 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1965 NCAA University Division football season . The Cavaliers were led by first-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 , originally finishing in seventh, however forfeited wins by South Carolina moved Virginia up to a tie for fourth.[2]
Schedule [ edit ] Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 18 Duke L 7–2127,800 [3] September 25 Clemson Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA L 14–2015,000 [4] October 2 at North Carolina W 21–1738,000 [5] October 9 VMI * Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA W 14–1021,000 [6] October 16 vs. West Virginia * W 41–024,000 [7] October 23 at VPI * L 14–2230,100 [8] October 30 NC State Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA L 0–1325,000 [9] November 6 South Carolina Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA W 7–17 (forfeit win)18,000 [10] [11] November 13 at Georgia Tech * L 19–4240,094 [12] November 20 at Maryland W 33–2721,000 [13] *Non-conference game Homecoming
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References [ edit ] ^ "2017 Cavalier Football Fact Book" (PDF) . Virginia Cavaliers Athletics. p. 120. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 28, 2017. Retrieved June 17, 2018 . ^ "2016 ACC football media guide" (PDF) . p. 124. ^ "Duke downs Virginia on late scores, 21–7" . Richmond Times-Dispatch . September 19, 1965. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Clemson downs Va. on second half TDs" . The Progress-Index . September 26, 1965. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Cavaliers rally to upset Tar Heels, 21 to 17" . Richmond Times-Dispatch . October 3, 1965. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Frustrated Cavaliers rally to turn back VMI, 14 to 10" . The Danville Register . October 10, 1965. Retrieved January 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "UVA's 'perfect' offense clobbers WVU, 41 to 0" . The Lynchburg News . October 17, 1965. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "VPI dedicates stadium with 22–14 win" . Bristol Herald Courier . October 24, 1965. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Wolfpack blanks Cavaliers behind Mansfield, Noggle" . The Progress-Index . October 31, 1965. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Wobbly pass, blocked punt beat Cavaliers" . The Progress-Index . November 7, 1965. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Gamecocks forfeit ACC football wins; Rule violated" . The Greenville News . July 30, 1966. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Gator Bowl-bound Tech drubs Virginia" . The Macon Telegraph & News . November 14, 1965. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Virginia beats Maryland" . Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel . November 21, 1965. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "1965 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results" . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 16, 2018 . ^ "All-Time Virginia Box Score Game Statistics" . Virginia Cavaliers Official Athletic Site. Retrieved June 5, 2021 .
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