Virginia Football Team History
Virginia Cavaliers
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA
Founded: 1819 Stadium: Scott Stadium Capacity: 62,500 Colors: Navy Blue & Orange Coach: Richard Dick Voris Conference: Atlantic Coast-
1959 Season Highlights
Richard Dick Voris enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Virginia.
1959 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 19 vs. William & Mary
0
37
L
Sat., Sep. 26 vs.
Clemson
0
47
L
Sat., Oct. 3 @
Florida
10
55
L
Sat., Oct. 10 vs. Virginia Military Institute
12
19
L
@ Lynchburg, VA
Sat., Oct. 17 @
Virginia Tech
14
40
L
@ Richmond, VA
Sat., Oct. 24 vs.
Vanderbilt
0
33
L
Sat., Oct. 31 @
Wake Forest
12
34
L
Sat., Nov. 7 vs.
South Carolina
20
32
L
Sat., Nov. 14 @
North Carolina
0
41
L
Sat., Nov. 21 @
Maryland
12
55
L
1959 Season Totals
Record 0-10
Points Scored 80
Scoring Average 8.0
Points Allowed 393
Defense Average 39.3
Opponents Record 47-31
Conference Record 0-5
Home Record 0-5
Away Record 0-5
1959 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1959 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1959 All Atlantic Coast Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Field goals in college football were originally worth five points. This was decreased to four points in 1904 and three points in 1909.