1965 Virginia Cavaliers football team

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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]

Record4–6 (2–4 ACC)
Headcoach
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1965 Virginia Cavaliers football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record4–6 (2–4 ACC)
Head coach
Captains
Home stadiumScott Stadium
Seasons
 1964
1966 
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1965 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
NC State +520640†
Clemson +520550†
Duke420640
Maryland330460
North Carolina330460
Virginia330460†
Wake Forest240370†
South Carolina060550†
  • + 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.
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18DukeL 7–2127,800[3]
September 25Clemson
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 14–2015,000[4]
October 2at North CarolinaW 21–1738,000[5]
October 9VMI*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 14–1021,000[6]
October 16vs. West Virginia*
W 41–024,000[7]
October 23at Virginia Tech*L 14–2230,100[8]
October 30NC Statedagger
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 0–1325,000[9]
November 6South Carolina
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 7–17 (forfeit win)18,000[10][11]
November 13at Georgia Tech*L 19–4240,094[12]
November 20at MarylandW 33–2721,000[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
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