1960 Virginia Cavaliers football team

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The 1960 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1960 college football season. The Cavaliers were led by third-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 for the second consecutive year and extended their losing streak to 28 games, tying the NCAA record set between 1945 and 1948 by the Kansas State Wildcats.[3] Voris, who managed just one win in three seasons at Virginia, resigned as head coach at the end of the season.[4]

Record0–10 (0–6 ACC)
Headcoach
Captains
  • John Marlow
  • Fred Shepherd
  • Louis Martig[1]
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1960 Virginia Cavaliers football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record0–10 (0–6 ACC)
Head coach
Captains
  • John Marlow
  • Fred Shepherd
  • Louis Martig[1]
Home stadiumScott Stadium
Seasons
 1959
1961 
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1960 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 Duke $510830
NC State411631
Maryland520640
Clemson420640
South Carolina331361
North Carolina250370
Wake Forest250280
Virginia0600100
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP poll[2]
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24vs. William & Mary*L 21–417,000[5]
October 1at NC StateL 7–2614,500[6]
October 8at No. 8 ClemsonL 7–2114,000[7]
October 15VMI*L 16–3021,000[8]
October 22vs. Virginia Tech*L 6–4020,000[9]
October 29Wake Forestdagger
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 20–2812,000[10]
November 12at No. 8 Navy*L 6–4120,208[11]
November 19Maryland
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)
L 12–4414,500[12]
November 26North Carolina
L 8–358,000[13]
December 3at South CarolinaL 0–2614,000[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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