1968 Virginia Cavaliers football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record7–3 (3–2 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainRichard Brand, Clyde Arnette[1]
Home stadiumScott Stadium
Seasons
← 1967
1969 →
1968 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
NC State $ 6 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Clemson 4 – 1 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
Virginia 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
South Carolina 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Duke 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Wake Forest 2 – 3 – 1 2 – 7 – 1
Maryland 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
North Carolina 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[2]

The 1968 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. The Cavaliers were led by fourth-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, finishing in third. Virginia's record of 7–3 represented the school's best record and first winning season since 1952, and the school's best finish in conference since joining the ACC in 1954.[3] The team's star was running back Frank Quayle, who set the conference single-season rushing record with 1,213 yards and was named ACC Player of the Year.[4] Blackburn was named ACC Coach of the Year.[4]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at No. 1 Purdue*
L 6–4460,384[5]
September 28VMI*
W 47–024,000[6]
October 5Davidson*dagger
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 41–1416,500[7]
October 12at Duke
W 50–2022,000[8]
October 19at NC State
L 0–1922,800[9]
October 26at Navy*
W 24–026,127[10]
November 2South Carolina
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 28–4925,600[11]
November 9at North Carolina
W 41–623,000[12]
November 16Tulane*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 63–4714,500[13]
November 23Maryland
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)
W 28–2318,000[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "2017 Cavalier Football Fact Book" (PDF). Virginia Cavaliers Athletics. p. 121. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 28, 2017. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
  2. ^ "1968 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
  3. ^ "Virginia Cavaliers Football Record By Year". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
  4. ^ a b "2016 ACC football media guide" (PDF). p. 125.
  5. ^ "Boilers take 44–6 win over Virginia". The Kokomo Tribune. September 22, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Gene Arnette on target as Virginia buries VMI". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 29, 1968. Retrieved January 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Quayle stars in rout by Virginia". The Daily Times. October 6, 1968. Retrieved August 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Virginia blasts Blue Devils, 50–20". The News and Observer. October 13, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "State's Wolfpack shackles high-scoring Virginia 19–0". The Staunton News Leader. October 20, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Second half spree wings Virginia past Navy, 24–0". The Charlotte Observer. October 27, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Suggs in 5 TD passes as S. Car. wins". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 3, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Virginia thrashes N. Carolina, 41–6". The State. November 10, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "TD's flow at Charlottesville...Virginia 63, Tulane 47". Daily Press. November 17, 1968. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Virginia downs Terps, records". Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel. November 24, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "1968 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
  16. ^ "All-Time Virginia Box Score Game Statistics". Virginia Cavaliers Official Athletic Site. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
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