1976 Virginia Cavaliers football team

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.

1976 Virginia Cavaliers football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1976 record2–9 (1–3 ACC)
Head coachDick Bestwick (1st season)
CaptainMike Ozdowski, James Wicks, Gregory McDaniel[1]
Home stadiumScott Stadium
(Capacity: 28,000)
1976 Atlantic Coast Conference 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]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 11at Washington*L 17–38
September 18William & Mary*L 0–14
September 25Duke
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 6–21
October 2at Georgia Tech*
L 14–35
October 9at South Carolina*
L 7–35
October 16Virginia Tech*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)
L 10–14
October 23at Wake Forest
W 18–17
October 30vs. VMI*
L 7–13
November 6Lehigh*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 21–20
November 13at North CarolinaL 6–31
November 20No. 6 Maryland
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)
L 0–28
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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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