1955 Virginia Cavaliers football team

1955 Virginia Cavaliers football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record1–9 (0–4 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainJohn Polzer[1]
Home stadiumScott Stadium
Seasons
← 1954
1956 →
1955 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Maryland + 4 0 0 10 1 0
Duke + 4 0 0 7 2 1
Clemson 3 1 0 7 3 0
Wake Forest 3 3 1 5 4 1
North Carolina 3 3 0 3 7 0
NC State 0 2 1 4 5 1
South Carolina 1 5 0 3 6 0
Virginia 0 4 0 1 9 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll[2]

The 1955 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1955 college football season. The Cavaliers were led by third-year head coach Ned McDonald and played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, their second year in the league, and the league's third year overall. Virginia once again failed to pick up their first ACC win, finishing winless in conference games. At the conclusion of a 1–9 campaign, McDonald resigned as head coach.[3]

  1. ^ "2017 Cavalier Football Fact Book" (PDF). Virginia Cavaliers Athletics. p. 120. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 28, 2017. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  2. ^ "1955 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
  3. ^ "McDonald Resigns Job At Virginia". The Atlanta Constitution. December 24, 1955. p. 6.