1983 Virginia Cavaliers football team

1983 Virginia Cavaliers football
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
1983 record 6–5 (3–3 ACC)
Head coach George Welsh (2nd season)
Captain Dave Bond, Rich Riccardi, Wayne Schuchts, Billy Smith[1]
Home stadium Scott Stadium
(Capacity: 42,000)
1983 ACC football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Maryland $ 5 –0 –0  8 –4 –0
North Carolina 4 –2 –0  8 –4 –0
Georgia Tech 3 –2 –0  3 –8 –0
Virginia 3 –3 –0  6 –5 –0
Duke 3 –3 –0  3 –8 –0
Wake Forest 1 –5 –0  4 –7 –0
NC State 1 –5 –0  3 –8 –0
No. 11 Clemson 0 –0 –0*  9 –1 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • *Clemson was under NCAA and ACC probation and was ineligible for the ACC title. As a result, their ACC games did not count in the league standings.[2]
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cavaliers were led by second-year head coach George Welsh and played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing tied for fourth.

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
September 3 Duke Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA W 38–30  
September 10 Navy* Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA W 27–16  
September 17 James Madison* Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA W 21–14  
September 24 at NC State Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC W 26–14  
October 1 at No. 19 Maryland Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD (Rivalry) L 3–23  
October 8 at Clemson*A Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC L 21–42  
October 15 VMI* Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA W 38–10  
October 22 at Wake Forest Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC L 34–38  
November 3 at Georgia Tech Grant Field • Atlanta, GA L 27–31  
November 12 No. 19 North Carolina Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA (South's Oldest Rivalry) W 17–14  
November 19 Virginia Tech* Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA (Rivalry) L 0–48  
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game time.

Source:[3]

A.^ Clemson was under NCAA probation, and was ineligible for the ACC title. Therefore this game did not count in the league standings.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "2017 Cavalier Football Fact Book" (PDF). Virginia Cavaliers Athletics. p. 122.
  2. 1 2 Williams, Larry (2012). The Danny Ford Years at Clemson.
  3. ↑ "1983 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
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