1982 Virginia Cavaliers football team

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1982 Virginia Cavaliers football
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Record2–9 (1–5 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainPat Chester, Kevin Riccio [1]
Home stadium Scott Stadium
(capacity: 42,000)
Seasons
←  1981
1983  →
1982 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 Clemson $ 6 –0 –09 –1 –1
No. 20 Maryland 5 –1 –08 –4 –0
No. 18 North Carolina 3 –3 –08 –4 –0
Duke 3 –3 –06 –5 –0
NC State 3 –3 –06 –5 –0
Virginia 1 –5 –02 –9 –0
Wake Forest 0 –6 –03 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1982 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cavaliers were led by first-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 sixth.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 113:50 p.m.at Navy *
 ABC L 16–3026,017
September 181:30 p.m. James Madison *
L 17–2123,524 [2]
September 251:30 p.m.at Duke
L 17–5121,725
October 21:30 p.m. NC State
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 13–1623,747
October 98:00 p.m. Clemson
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
 TBS L 0–4830,971
October 231:30 p.m. Wake Forest Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 34–2724,105
October 301:30 p.m. VMI *
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 37–629,456 [3]
November 61:30 p.m.at Georgia Tech *
L 32–3822,103
November 131:00 p.m.at North Carolina
L 14–2749,500
November 201:30 p.m.No. 19 Maryland
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)
L 14–4520,002
November 258:15 p.m.at Virginia Tech *
TBSL 14–2123,800 [4]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ↑ "2017 Cavalier Football Fact Book" (PDF). Virginia Cavaliers Athletics. p. 122. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 28, 2017. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Dukes stun Virginia, 21–17". The Baltimore Sun. September 19, 1982. Retrieved October 11, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Virginia's defense overwhelms Keydets". The Charlotte Observer. October 31, 1982. Retrieved February 3, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Tech tops Cavs as Dooley gains 100th career win". The Herald-Sun. November 26, 1982. Retrieved January 6, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "1982 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
  6. ↑ "All-Time Virginia Box Score Game Statistics". Virginia Cavaliers Official Athletic Site. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
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