1960 Virginia Cavaliers football team

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]

1960 Virginia Cavaliers football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1960 record0–10 (0–6 ACC)
Head coachDick Voris (3rd season)
CaptainJohn Marlow, Fred Shepherd, Louis Martig[1]
Home stadiumScott Stadium
(Capacity: 24,500)
1960 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 24vs. William & Mary*
L 21–41
October 1at NC StateL 7–26
October 8at No. 8 ClemsonL 7–21
October 15VMI*L 16–30
October 22vs. VPI*L 6–40
October 29Wake Forest
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 20–28
November 12at No. 8 Navy*L 6–41
November 19Maryland
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)
L 12–44
November 26North Carolina
L 8–35
December 3at South Carolina
L 0–26
  • *Non-conference game
  • 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. 120.
  2. "1960 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
  3. thoughtco.com; ‘The Longest Losing Streaks in College Football History’
  4. "Cavaliers Start Search For Coach: Voris Quits Virginia". The Washington Post. December 11, 1960. p. C1.
  5. "1960 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
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