1976 Virginia Cavaliers football team

1976 Virginia Cavaliers football
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
1976 record 2–9 (1–3 ACC)
Head coach Dick Bestwick (1st season)
Captain Mike Ozdowski, James Wicks, Gregory McDaniel[1]
Home stadium Scott Stadium
(Capacity: 28,000)
1976 ACC football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 13 Maryland $ 5 –0 –0  11 –1 –0
North Carolina 4 –1 –0  9 –3 –0
Wake Forest 3 –3 –0  5 –6 –0
Duke 2 –3 –1  5 –5 –1
NC State 2 –3 –0  3 –7 –1
Virginia 1 –3 –0  2 –9 –0
Clemson 0 –4 –1  3 –6 –2
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[2]

The 1976 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. The Cavaliers were led by first-year head coach Dick Bestwick and played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing in sixth.

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
September 11 at Washington* Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA L 17–38  
September 18 William & Mary* Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA L 0–14  
September 25 Duke Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA L 6–21  
October 2 at Georgia Tech* Grant Field • Atlanta, GA L 14–35  
October 9 at South Carolina* Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC L 7–35  
October 16 Virginia Tech* Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA (Rivalry) L 10–14  
October 23 at Wake Forest Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC W 18–17  
October 30 vs. VMI* Foreman Field • Norfolk, VA (Oyster Bowl) L 7–13  
November 6 Lehigh* Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA W 21–20  
November 13 at North Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC (South's Oldest Rivalry) L 6–31  
November 20 No. 6 Maryland Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA (Rivalry) L 0–28  
*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. 122.
  2. ↑ "1976 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
  3. ↑ "1976 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
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