1960 Virginia Cavaliers football team
American college football season
1960 Virginia Cavaliers football | |
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Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Record | 0–10 (0–6 ACC) |
Head coach |
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Captain | John Marlow, Fred Shepherd, Louis Martig [1] |
Home stadium |
Scott Stadium
(capacity: 24,500) |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||
No. 10 Duke $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||
NC State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||
Maryland | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||
Clemson | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||
South Carolina | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||
North Carolina | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||
Wake Forest | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||
Virginia | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||
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The 1960 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1960 NCAA University Division 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]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 24 | vs. William & Mary * | L 21–41 | 7,000 | |
October 1 | at NC State | L 7–26 | 14,500 | |
October 8 | at No. 8 Clemson | L 7–21 | 14,000 | |
October 15 | VMI * | L 16–30 | 21,000 | |
October 22 | vs. VPI * | L 6–40 | 20,000 | |
October 29 | Wake Forest |
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L 20–28 | 12,000 |
November 12 | at No. 8 Navy * | L 6–41 | 20,208 | |
November 19 | Maryland |
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L 12–44 | 14,000 |
November 26 | North Carolina |
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L 8–35 | 8,000 |
December 3 | at South Carolina | L 0–26 | 14,000 | |
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References
- ↑ "2017 Cavalier Football Fact Book" (PDF) . Virginia Cavaliers Athletics. p. 120. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-12-28 . Retrieved 2018-06-17 .
- ↑ "1960 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary" . sports-reference.com . Retrieved January 22, 2013 .
- ↑ thoughtco.com; ‘The Longest Losing Streaks in College Football History’
- ↑ "Cavaliers Start Search For Coach: Voris Quits Virginia". The Washington Post . December 11, 1960. p. C1.
- ↑ "1960 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results" . Sports Reference LLC . Retrieved June 16, 2018 .
- ↑ "All-Time Virginia Box Score Game Statistics" . Virginia Cavaliers Official Athletic Site . Retrieved June 5, 2021 .
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