1972 Virginia Cavaliers football team

1972 Virginia Cavaliers football
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
1972 record 4–7 (1–5 ACC)
Head coach Don Lawrence (2nd season)
Captain Thomas Kennedy, William Williams[1]
Home stadium Scott Stadium
(Capacity: 23,848)
1972 ACC football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 12 North Carolina $ 6 –0 –0  11 –1 –0
No. 17 NC State 4 –1 –1  8 –3 –1
Maryland 3 –2 –1  5 –5 –1
Duke 3 –3 –0  5 –6 –0
Clemson 2 –4 –0  4 –7 –0
Virginia 1 –5 –0  4 –7 –0
Wake Forest 1 –5 –0  2 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[2]

The 1972 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1972 college football season. The Cavaliers were led by second-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 last.

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
September 9 at South Carolina* Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC W 24–16  
September 16 Virginia Tech* Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA (Rivalry) W 24–20  
September 23 West Virginia* Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA L 10–48  
September 30 at Duke Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC L 13–37  
October 7 at Vanderbilt* Dudley Field • Nashville, TN L 7–10  
October 14 VMI* Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA W 45–14  
October 21 at Clemson Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC L 21–37  
October 28 Maryland Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA (Rivalry) L 23–24  
November 4 NC State Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA L 14–35  
November 11 at No. 18 North Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC (South's Oldest Rivalry) L 3–23  
November 18 at Wake Forest Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC W 15–12  
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game time.

Source:[3]

References

  1. ↑ "2017 Cavalier Football Fact Book" (PDF). Virginia Cavaliers Athletics. p. 121.
  2. ↑ "1972 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
  3. ↑ "1972 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
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