1978 Virginia Cavaliers football team
| 1978 Virginia Cavaliers football | |
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| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| 1978 record | 2–9 (0–6 ACC) |
| Head coach | Dick Bestwick (3rd season) |
| Captain | Edward Smith, Derrick Glasper[1] |
| Home stadium |
Scott Stadium (Capacity: 37,273) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Clemson $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Maryland | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 NC State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1978 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cavaliers were led by third-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 last.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 9 | at Wake Forest | Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC | L 0–14 | ||||||
| September 16 | Navy* | Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA | L 0–32 | ||||||
| September 23 | at Army* | Michie Stadium • West Point, NY | W 21–17 | ||||||
| September 30 | VMI* | Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA | L 9–17 | ||||||
| October 7 | at Duke | Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC | L 13–20 | ||||||
| October 14 | Clemson | Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA | L 14–30 | ||||||
| October 21 | Virginia Tech* | Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA (Rivalry) | W 17–7 | ||||||
| November 4 | at West Virginia* | Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV | L 17–20 | ||||||
| November 11 | No. 13 Maryland | Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA (Rivalry) | L 7–17 | ||||||
| November 18 | at North Carolina | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC (South's Oldest Rivalry) | L 20–38 | ||||||
| November 25 | NC State | Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA | L 21–24 | ||||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game time. | |||||||||
Source:[2]
References
- ↑ "2017 Cavalier Football Fact Book" (PDF). Virginia Cavaliers Athletics. p. 122.
- ↑ "1978 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
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