1988 Virginia Cavaliers football team

1988 Virginia Cavaliers football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	7–4 (5–2 ACC)
Head coach	George Welsh (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	Gary Tranquill (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Frank Spaziani (2nd season)
Captain	Roy Brown, David Griggs, Jeff Lageman
Home stadium	Scott Stadium
Seasons ←  1987 1989  →

1988 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 9 Clemson $	6	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Virginia	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
NC State	4	–	2	–	1			8	–	3	–	1
Wake Forest	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	1
Maryland	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Duke	3	–	3	–	1			7	–	3	–	1
North Carolina	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
Georgia Tech	0	–	7	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1988 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cavaliers were led by seventh-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.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	7:00 p.m.	William & Mary *	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA		W 31–23	32,000	[1]
September 10	7:00 p.m.	No. 18 Penn State *	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA		L 14–42	45,000	[2]
September 17	12:00 p.m.	Georgia Tech	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	JPS	W 17–16	24,800	[3]
September 24	12:00 p.m.	at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	JPS	L 34–38	20,200	[4]
October 8	1:00 p.m.	No. 11 Clemson	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA		L 7–10	42,000	[5]
October 15	4:00 p.m.	at Louisville *	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY		L 28–30	30,142	[6]
October 22	12:00 p.m.	at Wake Forest	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	JPS	W 34–14	21,300	[7]
October 29	1:00 p.m.	at Virginia Tech *	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)		W 16–10	50,329	[8]
November 5	1:00 p.m.	NC State	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA		W 19–14	31,600	[9]
November 12	2:00 p.m.	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (South's Oldest Rivalry)		W 27–24	45,000	[10]
November 19	12:00 p.m.	Maryland	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)	JPS	W 24–23	30,600	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1988 Virginia Cavaliers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 17 John Ford QB 12 Shawn Moore	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 66 Jeff Lageman	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach George Welsh Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. "Virginia edges W&M 31–23 behind running of Wilson". Greensboro News & Record. September 4, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Brown leads PSU to rout of Virginia". The Times Leader. September 11, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Virginia tops Georgia Tech". The Charlotte Observer. September 18, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Dilweg lifts Duke to 4–0". The Sun-News. September 25, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Clemson gets past Va., 10–7". The Baltimore Sun. October 9, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Bell's field goal lets U of L cry joyfully, 30–28". The Courier-Journal. October 16, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Cavaliers down Wake Forest, 34–14". The Daily News Leader. October 23, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Inderlied boots Cavs over Hokies". Kingsport Times-News. October 30, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Cavs improve to 5–4". The Danville Register. November 6, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
10. "It wasn't easy, but Cavaliers finally win one in Chapel Hill". The Roanoke Times & World-News. November 13, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Cavaliers hold off Maryland". Daily Press. November 20, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
12. "1988 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
13. "All-Time Virginia Box Score Game Statistics". Virginia Cavaliers Official Athletic Site. Retrieved June 5, 2021.