1959 Virginia Cavaliers football team

The 1959 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1959 NCAA University Division football season. The Cavaliers were led by second-year head coach Dick Voris and played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing in last. Virginia finished without a win and extended their losing streak to 18 games.

1959 Virginia Cavaliers football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1959 record0–10 (0–5 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainRobert Edwards[1]
Home stadiumScott Stadium
(Capacity: 24,500)
1959 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 11 Clemson $  6 –1     9 –2  
North Carolina  5 –2     5 –5  
Maryland  4 –2     5 –5  
South Carolina  4 –3     6 –4  
Wake Forest  4 –3     6 –4  
Duke  2 –3     4 –6  
NC State  0 –6     1 –9  
Virginia  0 –5     0 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[2]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResult
September 19William & Mary*
L 0–37
September 26No. 5 Clemson
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 0–47
October 3at No. 19 Florida*
L 10–55
October 10vs. VMI*
L 12–19
October 17vs. VPI*
L 14–40
October 24Vanderbilt*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 0–33
October 31at Wake Forest
L 12–34
November 7South Carolina
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 20–32
November 14at North Carolina
L 0–41
November 21at Maryland
L 12–55
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Source:[3]

References
  1. "2017 Cavalier Football Fact Book" (PDF). Virginia Cavaliers Athletics. p. 120.
  2. "1959 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 17, 2013.
  3. "1959 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
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