1965 Virginia Cavaliers football team

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]

1965 Virginia Cavaliers football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	4–6 (2–4 ACC)
Head coach	George Blackburn (1st season)
Captains	Bob Kowalkowski John Pincavage[1]
Home stadium	Scott Stadium
Seasons ← 1964 1966 →

1965 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
NC State +	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0†
Clemson +	5	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0†
Duke	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Maryland	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
North Carolina	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Virginia	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0†
Wake Forest	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0†
South Carolina	0	–	6	–	0			5	–	5	–	0†
+ – 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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	Duke	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	L 7–21	27,800	[3]
September 25	Clemson	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	L 14–20	15,000	[4]
October 2	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (South's Oldest Rivalry)	W 21–17	38,000	[5]
October 9	VMI*	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	W 14–10	21,000	[6]
October 16	vs. West Virginia*	City Stadium Richmond, VA (Tobacco Bowl)	W 41–0	24,000	[7]
October 23	at Virginia Tech*	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)	L 14–22	30,100	[8]
October 30	NC State	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	L 0–13	25,000	[9]
November 6	South Carolina	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	W 7–17 (forfeit win)	18,000	[10][11]
November 13	at Georgia Tech*	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	L 19–42	40,094	[12]
November 20	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD (rivalry)	W 33–27	21,000	[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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