1965 Virginia Cavaliers football team

The 1965 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1965 NCAA University Division football season. The Cavaliers were led by first-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, originally finishing in seventh, however forfeited wins by South Carolina moved Virginia up to a tie for fourth.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	Duke	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	L 7–21	27,800	[3]
September 25	Clemson	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	L 14–20	15,000	[4]
October 2	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (South's Oldest Rivalry)	W 21–17	38,000	[5]
October 9	VMI*	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	W 14–10	21,000	[6]
October 16	vs. West Virginia*	City Stadium Richmond, VA (Tobacco Bowl)	W 41–0	24,000	[7]
October 23	at VPI*	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)	L 14–22	30,100	[8]
October 30	NC State	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	L 0–13	25,000	[9]
November 6	South Carolina	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	W 7–17 (forfeit win)	18,000	[10][11]
November 13	at Georgia Tech*	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	L 19–42	40,094	[12]
November 20	at Byrd Stadium College Park, MD (rivalry)	W 33–27	21,000	[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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