1978 Virginia Cavaliers football team

The 1978 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cavaliers were led by third-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.

1978 Virginia Cavaliers football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1978 record2–9 (0–6 ACC)
Head coachDick Bestwick (3rd season)
CaptainEdward Smith, Derrick Glasper[1]
Home stadiumScott Stadium
(Capacity: 37,273)
1978 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 6 Clemson $ 6 0 0  11 1 0
No. 20 Maryland 5 1 0  9 3 0
No. 18 NC State 4 2 0  9 3 0
North Carolina 3 3 0  5 6 0
Duke 2 4 0  4 7 0
Wake Forest 1 5 0  1 10 0
Virginia 0 6 0  2 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 9at Wake Forest
L 0–14
September 16Navy*L 0–32
September 23at Army*W 21–17
September 30VMI*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 9–17
October 7at DukeL 13–20
October 14Clemson
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 14–30
October 21Virginia Tech*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)
W 17–7
November 4at West Virginia*L 17–20
November 11No. 13 Maryland
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)
L 7–17
November 18at North CarolinaL 20–38
November 25NC State
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 21–24
  • *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. "1978 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
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