Virginia Football Team History
Virginia Cavaliers
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA
Founded: 1819 Stadium: Scott Stadium Capacity: 62,500 Colors: Navy Blue & Orange Coach: George Blackie Blackburn Conference: Atlantic Coast-
1966 Season Highlights
George Blackie Blackburn enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Virginia.
1966 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 17 vs.
Wake Forest
24
10
W
Sat., Sep. 24 @
Clemson
35
40
L
Sat., Oct. 1 @
Duke
8
27
L
Sat., Oct. 8 vs.
Tulane
6
20
L
Sat., Oct. 15 vs. Virginia Military Institute
38
27
W
Sat., Oct. 22 vs.
Virginia Tech
7
24
L
Sat., Oct. 29 @
North Carolina State
21
42
L
Sat., Nov. 5 @
Georgia Tech
13
14
L
Sat., Nov. 19 vs.
Maryland
41
17
W
Sat., Nov. 26 @
North Carolina
21
14
W
1966 Season Totals
Record 4-6
Points Scored 214
Scoring Average 21.4
Points Allowed 235
Defense Average 23.5
Opponents Record 47-43
Conference Record 3-3
Home Record 3-2
Away Record 1-4
1966 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1966 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1966 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
The oldest college football bowl game is the Rose Bowl, which was first played in 1902.