1968 Virginia Cavaliers football team
American college football season
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The 1968 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. Led by fourth-year head coach George Blackburn, the Cavaliers compiled an overall record of 7–3 with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, placing third in the ACC. The team played home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia.
- George Blackburn (4th season)
- Richard Brand
- Clyde Arnette[1]
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| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Record | 7–3 (4–2 ACC) |
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| Home stadium | Scott Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1966 was the program's first winning season since 1952, and Cavaliers' performance in conference play was their best since joining the ACC in 1954.[2] The team's star was running back Frank Quayle, who set the conference single-season rushing record with 1,213 yards and was named ACC Player of the Year.[3] Blackburn was named ACC Coach of the Year.[3]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 21 | at No. 1 Purdue* | L 6–44 | 60,384 | [4] | |
| September 28 | VMI* | W 47–0 | 24,000 | [5] | |
| October 5 | Davidson* |
| W 41–14 | 16,500 | [6] |
| October 12 | at Duke | W 50–20 | 22,000 | [7] | |
| October 19 | at NC State | L 0–19 | 22,800 | [8] | |
| October 26 | at Navy[n 1] | W 24–0 | 26,127 | [9] | |
| November 2 | South Carolina |
| L 28–49 | 25,600 | [10] |
| November 9 | at North Carolina | W 41–6 | 23,000 | [11] | |
| November 16 | Tulane* |
| W 63–47 | 14,500 | [12] |
| November 23 | Maryland |
| W 28–23 | 18,000 | [13] |
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Notes
- Virginia's game against Navy counted in the ACC standings.