1977 Virginia Cavaliers football team

The 1977 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. The Cavaliers were led by second-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.

1977 Virginia Cavaliers football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1977 record1–9–1 (1–5 ACC)
Head coachDick Bestwick (2nd season)
CaptainSamuel Pfabe[1]
Home stadiumScott Stadium
(Capacity: 28,000)
1977 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 17 North Carolina $ 5 0 1  8 3 1
No. 19 Clemson 4 1 1  8 3 1
NC State 4 2 0  8 4 0
Maryland 4 2 0  8 4 0
Duke 2 4 0  5 6 0
Virginia 1 5 0  1 9 1
Wake Forest 0 6 0  1 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 10at NC State
L 0–14
September 17at No. 18 Texas*
L 0–68
September 24DukeL 7–31
October 1West Virginia*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 0–13
October 8at ClemsonL 0–31
October 15at Virginia Tech*T 14–14
October 22Wake Forest
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 12–10
October 29at Syracuse*L 3–6
November 5VMI*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 6–30
November 12No. 19 North Carolina
L 14–35
November 19at MarylandL 0–28
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Source:[2]

References

  1. "2017 Cavalier Football Fact Book" (PDF). Virginia Cavaliers Athletics. p. 122.
  2. "1977 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
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