1992 Virginia Cavaliers football team

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1992 Virginia Cavaliers football
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Record7–4 (4–4 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Tom O'Brien (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator Rick Lantz (2nd season)
Captain Terry Kirby, Chris Slade, Gary Steele
Home stadium Scott Stadium
Seasons
←  1991
1993  →
1992 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Florida State $ 8 –0 –011 –1 –0
No. 17 NC State 6 –2 –09 –3 –1
No. 19 North Carolina 5 –3 –09 –3 –0
No. 25 Wake Forest 4 –4 –08 –4 –0
Virginia 4 –4 –07 –4 –0
Georgia Tech 4 –4 –05 –6 –0
Clemson 3 –5 –05 –6 –0
Maryland 2 –6 –03 –8 –0
Duke 0 –8 –02 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1992 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cavaliers were led by 11th-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 tied for fourth.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 57:00 pm Maryland No. 25
W 28–1544,400 [1]
September 127:00 pmat Navy *No. 23
W 53–028,627 [2]
September 191:00 pmNo. 22 Georgia Tech No. 20
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 55–2442,100 [3]
September 267:00 pmat Duke No. 14
W 55–2824,400 [4]
October 31:00 pmat Wake Forest No. 14
W 31–1722,135 [5]
October 103:30 pmNo. 25 Clemson No. 10
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
 ABC L 28–2944,400 [6]
October 1712:00 pmat North Carolina No. 17
 JPS L 7–2745,500 [7]
October 241:00 pmNo. 10 (I-AA) William & Mary *Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 24
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 33–740,100 [8]
October 317:30 pmNo. 6 Florida State No. 23
L 3–1345,000 [9]
November 712:00 pmNo. 17 NC State
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
JPSL 7–3141,400 [10]
November 214:00 pmat Virginia Tech *
W 41–3853,271 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1992 Virginia Cavaliers football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 30 Charles Way
RB 42 Terry Kirby
WR 81 Patrick Jeffers
WR 82 Tyrone Davis
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 25 Keith Lyle
LB 55Eddie Robertson
DE 85 Chris Slade Sr
DE, DT 99 Ryan Kuehl So
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 18 Michael Husted Sr
K 5Charles FiveashJr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

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  13. ↑ "All-Time Virginia Box Score Game Statistics". Virginia Cavaliers Official Athletic Site. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
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