1970 Virginia Cavaliers football team

1970 Virginia Cavaliers football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record5–6 (0–6 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainDan Ryczek, Paul Reid[1]
Home stadiumScott Stadium
Seasons
← 1969
1971 →
1970 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wake Forest $ 5 1 0 6 5 0
North Carolina 5 2 0 8 4 0
Duke 5 2 0 6 5 0
South Carolina 3 2 1 4 6 1
NC State 2 3 1 3 7 1
Clemson 2 4 0 3 8 0
Maryland 2 4 0 2 9 0
Virginia 0 6 0 5 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[2]

The 1970 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. The Cavaliers were led by sixth-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 last. At the conclusion of the season, Blackburn was fired as head coach.[3] He had a record of 28–33–0 at Virginia, with just one winning season, in 1968.

  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. ^ "1970 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
  3. ^ "Geo. Blackburn Fired At Virginia". Atlanta Daily World. December 4, 1970. p. 3.