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1958 Virginia Cavaliers football team

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The 1958 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1958 college football season. The Cavaliers were led by first-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 place. Don Shula had his first coaching job with this team, serving as defensive backs coach.[3] Virginia finished with a 1–9 record that year.[4]

Record1–9 (1–5 ACC)
Headcoach
Captains
  • Reece Whitley
  • Frank Call[1]
Quick facts Virginia Cavaliers football, Conference ...
1958 Virginia Cavaliers football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record1–9 (1–5 ACC)
Head coach
Captains
  • Reece Whitley
  • Frank Call[1]
Home stadiumScott Stadium
Seasons
← 1957
1959 →
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1958 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 12 Clemson $5–1–08–3–0
No. 15 South Carolina5–2–07–3–0
Duke3–2–05–5–0
North Carolina4–3–06–4–0
Maryland3–3–04–6–0
Wake Forest2–4–03–7–0
NC State2–5–02–7–1
Virginia1–5–01–9–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP poll[2]
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at No. 18 ClemsonL 15–2020,000[5]
September 27DukeW 15–1215,000[6]
October 4NC Statedagger
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 14–2616,000[7]
October 11vs. VPI*L 13–2226,000[8]
October 18at No. 1 Army*L 6–3527,250[9]
October 25at Vanderbilt*L 6–3921,000[10]
November 1vs. VMI*L 0–3315,000[11]
November 8No. 15 North Carolina
L 0–4218,000[12]
November 15at South CarolinaL 14–2820,000[13]
November 22Maryland
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)
L 6–4418,000[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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