1979 Virginia Cavaliers football team
| 1979 Virginia Cavaliers football | |
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| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| 1979 record | 6–5 (1–4 ACC) |
| Head coach | Dick Bestwick (4th season) |
| Captain | Steve Potter, Michael Newhall[1] |
| Home stadium |
Scott Stadium (Capacity: 37,273) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 North Carolina | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1979 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cavaliers were led by fourth-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 | ||||||
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| September 8 | Richmond* | Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA | W 31–0 | ||||||
| September 15 | at No. 19 NC State | Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC | L 27–31 | ||||||
| September 22 | VMI* | Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA | W 19–0 | ||||||
| September 29 | Duke | Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA | W 30–12 | ||||||
| October 6 | at Clemson | Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC | L 7–17 | ||||||
| October 13 | James Madison* | Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA | W 69–9 | ||||||
| October 20 | at No. 20 Navy* | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD | L 10–17 | ||||||
| November 3 | at Georgia* | Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA | W 31–0 | ||||||
| November 10 | Virginia Tech* | Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA (Rivalry) | W 20–18 | ||||||
| November 17 | North Carolina | Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA (South's Oldest Rivalry) | L 7–13 | ||||||
| November 24 | at Maryland | Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD (Rivalry) | L 7–17 | ||||||
| *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.
- ↑ "1979 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
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