1955 Virginia Cavaliers football team

The 1955 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1955 college football season. The Cavaliers were led by third-year head coach Ned McDonald and played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, their second year in the league, and the league's third year overall. Virginia once again failed to pick up their first ACC win, finishing winless in conference games. At the conclusion of a 1–9 campaign, McDonald resigned as head coach.^[3]

1955 Virginia Cavaliers football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	1–9 (0–4 ACC)
Head coach	Ned McDonald (3rd season)
Captain	John Polzer[1]
Home stadium	Scott Stadium
Seasons ← 1954 1956 →

1955 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Maryland +	4	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
Duke +	4	–	0	–	0			7	–	2	–	1
Clemson	3	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Wake Forest	3	–	3	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
North Carolina	3	–	3	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
NC State	0	–	2	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
South Carolina	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Virginia	0	–	4	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP poll[2]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24		Clemson	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	L 7–20	13,000	[4]
October 1		George Washington*	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	L 0–13	13,000	[5]
October 8	2:30 p.m.	vs. Penn State*	City Stadium Richmond, VA (Tobacco Bowl)	L 7–26	18,000	[6]
October 15		VMI*	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	W 20–13	16,000	[7]
October 22		vs. VPI*	Victory Stadium Roanoke, VA (rivalry)	L 13–17	15,000	[8]
October 29		at Vanderbilt*	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	L 7–34	15,500	[9]
November 5		at Pittsburgh*	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	L 7–18	18,867–21,938	[10]
November 12		Wake Forest	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	L 7–13	12,000	[11]
November 19		at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (South's Oldest Rivalry)	L 14–26	9,000	[12]
November 26		South Carolina	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	L 14–21	9,000	[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

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