Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 22 | VMI* | | W 18–0 | 22,000 | [3] |
September 29 | Duke | - Scott Stadium
- Charlottesville, VA
| L 7–40 | 17,000 | [4] |
October 6 | Wake Forest | - Scott Stadium
- Charlottesville, VA
| W 7–6 | 12,000 | [5] |
October 13 | vs. No. 20 South Carolina | | L 13–27 | 19,000 | [6] |
October 20 | at Lehigh* | | W 24–12 | 9,000 | [7] |
October 27 | vs. No. 16 VPI* | | L 7–14 | 16,000 | [8] |
November 3 | Vanderbilt* | - Scott Stadium
- Charlottesville, VA
| L 2–6 | 8,000 | [9] |
November 10 | North Carolina | | L 7–21 | 16,000 | [10] |
November 17 | vs. No. 15 Navy* | | L 7–34 | 12,000 | [11] |
November 24 | at Clemson | | L 0–7 | 16,000 | [12] |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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