1975 Virginia Cavaliers football team

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1975 Virginia Cavaliers football
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Record1–10 (0–4 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainScott Gardner, Tom Glassic [1]
Home stadium Scott Stadium
Seasons
←  1974
1976  →
1975 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 13 Maryland $ 5 –0 –09 –2 –1
Duke 3 –0 –24 –5 –2
NC State 2 –2 –17 –4 –1
Wake Forest 3 –3 –03 –8 –0
Clemson 2 –3 –02 –9 –0
North Carolina 1 –4 –13 –7 –1
Virginia 0 –4 –01 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll [2]

The 1975 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. The Cavaliers were led by second-year head coach Sonny Randle and played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing in last. After a 1–10 campaign with many blowout losses, Randle was fired as head coach. [3]

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 13 Navy *
L 14–4229,740 [4]
September 20 VMI *
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
 ABC W 22–2125,176 [5]
September 27at Duke
L 11–2621,750 [6]
October 4 North Carolina
L 28–3128,175 [7]
October 11at South Carolina *
L 14–4151,574 [8]
October 18at Virginia Tech *
L 17–2441,000 [9]
October 25 Wake Forest
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 21–6620,171 [10]
November 1at Vanderbilt *
L 14–1721,680 [11]
November 8 East Carolina *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 10–6121,950 [12]
November 15 Syracuse *
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 0–3717,250 [13]
November 22at No. 20 Maryland
L 24–6244,867 [14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Personnel

1975 Virginia Cavaliers football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB Scott Gardner (C)Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
    • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

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References

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  2. ↑ "1975 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
  3. ↑ Boswell, Thomas (November 24, 1975). "Virginia Fires Randle; Coach 'Just Didn't Fit In'". The Washington Post . p. C1.
  4. ↑ "Virginia 'embarrassed'". The Roanoke Times. September 14, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Virginia nips VMI 22–21". The Danville Register. September 21, 1975. Retrieved February 2, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
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