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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1888  <-- 1957 <- 1958 -> 1959 --> 2024
1958 Season Highlights
 Richard Dick Voris enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Virginia.
 
1958 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 20  @ Clemson  15   20   L       
 Sat., Sep. 27  vs. Duke  15   12   W       
 Sat., Oct. 4  vs. North Carolina State  14   26   L       
 Sat., Oct. 11  @ Virginia Tech  13   22   L    @ Roanoke, VA   
 Sat., Oct. 18  @ Army  6   35   L       
 Sat., Oct. 25  @ Vanderbilt  6   39   L       
 Sat., Nov. 1  vs. Virginia Military Institute  0   33   L    @ Norfolk, VA   
 Sat., Nov. 8  vs. North Carolina  0   42   L       
 Sat., Nov. 15  @ South Carolina  14   28   L       
 Sat., Nov. 22  vs. Maryland  6   44   L       
 
1958 Season Totals
  Record1-9
  Points Scored89
  Scoring Average8.9
  Points Allowed301
  Defense Average30.1
  Opponents Record50-34
  Conference Record1-5
  Home Record1-4
  Away Record0-5
1958 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1958 Atlantic Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Clemson 8-3169138Lost  0-75-18780  Frank Howard
South Carolina 7-3168116 5-210450  Warren Giese
North Carolina 6-4195109 4-314261  James M. Jim Tatum
Duke 5-5128131 3-26842  William D. Bill Murray
Maryland 4-6132175 3-37587  Thomas A. Tommy Mont
Wake Forest 3-7124163 2-473100  Paul J. Amen
North Carolina State 2-7-1120160 2-586107  Earle Edwards
Virginia 1-989301 1-564172  Richard Dick Voris

1958 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1958 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 biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.