1987 Virginia Cavaliers football team

The 1987 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cavaliers were led by sixth-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 in second. Virginia was invited to the 1987 All-American Bowl in Birmingham, Alabama, where they defeated BYU.

1987 Virginia Cavaliers football
All-American Bowl champion
All-American Bowl, W 22–16 vs. BYU
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1987 record8–4 (5–2 ACC)
Head coachGeorge Welsh (6th season)
Offensive coordinatorGary Tranquill (1st season)
CaptainSean Scott & Scott Secules[1]
Home stadiumScott Stadium
(Capacity: 42,000)
1987 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 12 Clemson $ 6 1 0  10 2 0
Virginia 5 2 0  8 4 0
Wake Forest 4 3 0  7 4 0
NC State 4 3 0  4 7 0
Maryland 3 3 0  4 7 0
North Carolina 3 4 0  5 6 0
Duke 2 5 0  5 6 0
Georgia Tech 0 6 0  2 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 5at No. 20 Georgia*L 22–30
September 12at MarylandL 19–21
September 19Virginia Tech*W 14–13
September 26Duke
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 42–17
October 3VMI*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 30–0
October 10at No. 8 ClemsonL 21–38
October 17at South Carolina*
L 10–58
October 24Wake Forest
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 35–21
November 7at Georgia Tech
W 23–14
November 14North Carolina
W 20–17
November 21at NC StateW 34–31
December 22vs. BYU*W 22–16
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Source:[2]

Roster

1987 Virginia Cavaliers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 10 Scott Secules (C) Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured
    • Redshirt

    References

    1. "2017 Cavalier Football Fact Book" (PDF). Virginia Cavaliers Athletics. p. 122.
    2. "1987 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
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