1989 Virginia Cavaliers football team

The 1989 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia in the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. They went 10–2 in the regular season and were champions of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They were invited to the 1990 Florida Citrus Bowl, where they were defeated by Illinois.[1]

1989 Virginia Cavaliers football
ACC co-champion
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
APNo. 18
1989 record10–3 (6–1 ACC)
Head coachGeorge Welsh (8th season)
Offensive coordinatorGary Tranquill (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorFrank Spaziani
Home stadiumScott Stadium
(Capacity: 42,000)
1989 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 18 Virginia + 6 1 0  10 3 0
Duke + 6 1 0  8 4 0
No. 12 Clemson 5 2 0  10 2 0
Georgia Tech 4 3 0  7 4 0
NC State 4 3 0  7 5 0
Maryland 2 5 0  3 7 1
Wake Forest 1 6 0  2 8 1
North Carolina 0 7 0  1 10 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 31vs. No. 2 Notre Dame*Raycom, WGNL 36–1377,323
September 9at No. 12 Penn State*W 14–685,956
September 16at Georgia TechW 17–10
September 23DukeW 49–28
September 29William & Mary*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 24–12
October 7at No. 15 ClemsonCBSL 34–2080,638
October 14North Carolina
W 50–17
October 21Wake Forest
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 47–2833,700
October 28Louisville*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 16–15
November 4at No. 18 NC StateNo. 24W 34–20
November 11at Virginia Tech*No. 18
ABCW 32–2544,300
November 18MarylandNo. 16ESPNW 48–2138,113
January 1vs. No. 11 Illinois*No. 15ABCL 31–2160,016
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

1989 Virginia Cavaliers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB Shawn Moore
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

    References

    1. ESPN College Football Encyclopedia. 2005. pp. 961, 1368–1369.
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