1973 Virginia Cavaliers football team

1973 Virginia Cavaliers football
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
1973 record 4–7 (3–3 ACC)
Head coach Don Lawrence (3rd season)
Captain Paul Ryczek, Gerard Mullins, Anthony Zmudzin[1]
Home stadium Scott Stadium
(Capacity: 28,000)
1973 ACC football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 16 NC State $ 6 –0 –0  9 –3 –0
No. 20 Maryland 5 –1 –0  8 –4 –0
Clemson 4 –2 –0  5 –6 –0
Virginia 3 –3 –0  4 –7 –0
Duke 1 –4 –1  2 –8 –1
North Carolina 1 –5 –0  4 –7 –0
Wake Forest 0 –5 –1  1 –9 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[2]

The 1973 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. The Cavaliers were led by third-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 in fourth. Lawrence was fired as head coach following the end of the season. He had a record of 11–22 at Virginia.[3]

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
September 8 VMI* Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA W 16–0  
September 15 at No. 17 NC State Carter Stadium • Raleigh, NC L 23–43  
September 22 at No. 20 Missouri* Faurot Field • Columbia, MO L 7–31  
September 29 Duke Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA W 7–3  
October 6 Vanderbilt* Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA L 22–39  
October 13 at Clemson Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC L 27–32  
October 20 at Virginia Tech* Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA (Rivalry) L 15–27  
October 27 Wake Forest Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA W 21–10  
November 3 North Carolina Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA (South's Oldest Rivalry) W 44–40  
November 10 at Maryland Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD (Rivalry) L 0–33  
November 17 at West Virginia* Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV L 17–42  
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game time.

Source:[4]

References

  1. ↑ "2017 Cavalier Football Fact Book" (PDF). Virginia Cavaliers Athletics. p. 121.
  2. ↑ "1973 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Don Lawrence Fired". The Washington Post. November 20, 1973. p. D1.
  4. ↑ "1973 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
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