1981 Virginia Cavaliers football team

1981 Virginia Cavaliers football
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
1981 record 1–10 (0–6 ACC)
Head coach Dick Bestwick (6th season)
Captain Keith Lee, Todd Kirtley[1]
Home stadium Scott Stadium
(Capacity: 42,073)
1981 ACC football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Clemson $ 6 –0 –0  12 –0 –0
No. 9 North Carolina 5 –1 –0  10 –2 –0
Maryland 4 –2 –0  4 –6 –1
Duke 3 –3 –0  6 –5 –0
NC State 2 –4 –0  4 –7 –0
Wake Forest 1 –5 –0  4 –7 –0
Virginia 0 –6 –0  1 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cavaliers were led by sixth-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. At the conclusion of a 1–10 campaign, head coach Dick Bestwick was fired.[2] He had a record of 16–49–1 at Virginia.

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
September 12 West Virginia* Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA L 18–32  
September 18 at Rutgers* Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, NJ L 0–3  
September 26 Duke Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA L 24–29  
October 3 at NC State Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC L 24–30  
October 10 at No. 9 Clemson Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC L 0–27  
October 17 at South Carolina* Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC L 3–21  
October 24 Wake Forest Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA L 21–24  
October 31 VMI* Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA W 13–10  
November 14 No. 13 North Carolina Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA (South's Oldest Rivalry) L 14–17  
November 21 at Maryland Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD (Rivalry) L 7–48  
November 28 Virginia Tech* Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA (Rivalry) L 3–20  
*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. ↑ Asher, Mark; Cohen, Larry (December 1, 1981). "Bestwick Is Fired As Virginia Coach". The Washington Post. p. D1.
  3. ↑ "1981 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
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