1971 Virginia Cavaliers football team

1971 Virginia Cavaliers football
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
1971 record 3–8 (2–4 ACC)
Head coach Don Lawrence (1st season)
Captain Gary Helman, Andy Selfridge[1]
Home stadium Scott Stadium
(Capacity: 23,848)
1971 ACC football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
North Carolina $  6 –0     9 –3  
Clemson  4 –2     5 –6  
Duke  2 –3     6 –5  
Virginia  2 –3     3 –8  
Wake Forest  2 –3     6 –5  
NC State  2 –4     3 –8  
Maryland  1 –4     2 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[2]

The 1971 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1971 college football season. The Cavaliers were led by first-year head coach Don Lawrence and played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing tied for third.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 11Navy*
L 6–10 
September 18at No. 4 Michigan*
L 0–56 
September 25No. 20 Duke
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 0–28 
October 2Vanderbilt*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 27–23 
October 9at South Carolina*
L 14–34 
October 16vs. Clemson
L 15–32 
October 23at Army*
L 9–14 
October 30at NC State
W 14–10 
November 6Virginia Tech*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA (Rivalry)
L 0–6 
November 13North Carolina
L 20–32 
November 20at Maryland
W 29–27 
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Source:[3]

References

  1. ↑ "2017 Cavalier Football Fact Book" (PDF). Virginia Cavaliers Athletics. p. 121.
  2. ↑ "1971 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
  3. ↑ "1971 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
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