1987 Virginia Cavaliers football team

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1987 Virginia Cavaliers football
All-American Bowl champion
All-American Bowl, W 22–16 vs. BYU
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Record8–4 (5–2 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Gary Tranquill (1st season)
Defensive coordinator Frank Spaziani (1st season)
CaptainSean Scott & Scott Secules [1]
Home stadium Scott Stadium
Seasons
←  1986
1988  →
1987 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 12 Clemson $ 6 –1 –010 –2 –0
Virginia 5 –2 –08 –4 –0
Wake Forest 4 –3 –07 –4 –0
NC State 4 –3 –04 –7 –0
Maryland 3 –3 –04 –7 –0
North Carolina 3 –4 –05 –6 –0
Duke 2 –5 –05 –6 –0
Georgia Tech 0 –6 –02 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 51:00 p.m.at No. 20 Georgia *
L 22–3075,126 [2]
September 1212:05 p.m.at Maryland
JPS L 19–2135,550 [3]
September 191:00 p.m. Virginia Tech *
W 14–1344,300 [4]
September 267:00 p.m. Duke Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 42–1735,500 [5]
October 37:00 p.m. VMI *
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 30–023,500 [6]
October 1012:00 p.m.at No. 8 Clemson
JPS L 21–3879,963 [7]
October 171:30 p.m.at South Carolina *
L 10–5867,638 [8]
October 247:00 p.m. Wake Forest
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 35–2132,500 [9]
November 712:05 p.m.at Georgia Tech
JPS W 23–1438,111 [10]
November 141:00 p.m. North Carolina
W 20–1738,400 [11]
November 2112:00 p.m.at NC State
W 34–3135,200 [12]
December 228:00 p.m.vs. BYU *
 Raycom W 22–1637,000 [13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1987 Virginia Cavaliers football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 17 John Ford Jr
QB 12Shawn MooreFr
QB 10 Scott Secules  (C)Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 98 David Griggs Sr
LB 66 Jeff Lageman Jr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
    • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

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References

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  11. ↑ "UVa colors Carolina blue". The News and Advance. November 15, 1987. Retrieved February 1, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Cavs survive Pack passing, prevail 34–31". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 22, 1987. Retrieved February 1, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Cavaliers pass big test". Birmingham Post-Herald. December 23, 1987. Retrieved February 1, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "1987 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  15. ↑ "All-Time Virginia Box Score Game Statistics". Virginia Cavaliers Official Athletic Site. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
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