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Virginia

ACC · 1974 Season · Final

Failing
Record
4–7
0.364 Win %
Conference
6th
1–5 in ACC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
121
1890–2026
All-Time Record
612–606–37
0.502 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#5
1908, 1913
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 2 · Top 10: 5 · Top 25: 23
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 1 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 25 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 27 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 5 seasons · 1 Top 10

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Virginia head-to-head · History & Eras

1974 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 17Navy (NAVY)H2HIND FBSI4–7L 28–35
5Week 5 · Sep 24William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)H2HIND SOCON4–7W 38–28
6Week 6 · Oct 1Duke (DUKE)H2HACC6–5L 7–27
7Week 7 · Oct 8Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2HIND FBSI6–5L 24–28
8Week 8 · Oct 15NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HACC9–2–1L 21–22
9Week 9 · Oct 22Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2HIND FBSI4–7W 28–27
10Week 10 · Oct 29Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HACC1–10W 14–0
11Week 11 · Nov 5North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HACC7–5L 10–24
12Week 12 · Nov 12Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)H2HIND SOCON7–4W 28–10
13Week 13 · Nov 19Clemson (CLEMSON)H2HACC7–4L 9–28
14Week 14 · Nov 26Maryland (MARYLAND)H2HACC8–4L 0–10

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
4.460
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-16
-32+16
  • Virginia Military Institute +7
  • William & Mary +4
  • Virginia Tech +4
  • Wake Forest +1
  • NC State -2
  • Clemson -4
  • Maryland -4
  • Duke -5
  • Georgia Tech -5
  • North Carolina -5
  • Navy -7

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #82Better than 41%
Win % Place 86thBetter than 38%

0.364 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#78Regular Season Final#80Post-Season W1#80Post-Season W2#82Post-Season W3#82Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-7
+10
-20
-4
-1
+1
+14
-14
+18
-19
-10

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#1091969#811970#1091971#951972#981973

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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