1992 Virginia Cavaliers football team

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.

1992 Virginia Cavaliers football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	7–4 (4–4 ACC)
Head coach	George Welsh (11th season)
Offensive coordinator	Tom O'Brien (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Rick Lantz (2nd season)
Captains	Terry Kirby Chris Slade Gary Steele
Home stadium	Scott Stadium
Seasons ←  1991 1993  →

1992 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

1992 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Florida State $	8	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
No. 17 NC State	6	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	1
No. 19 North Carolina	5	–	3	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 25 Wake Forest	4	–	4	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Virginia	4	–	4	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Georgia Tech	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Clemson	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Maryland	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Duke	0	–	8	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	7:00 pm	Maryland	No. 25	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)		W 28–15	44,400	[1]
September 12	7:00 pm	at Navy *	No. 23	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD		W 53–0	28,627	[2]
September 19	1:00 pm	No. 22 Georgia Tech	No. 20	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA		W 55–24	42,100	[3]
September 26	7:00 pm	at Duke	No. 14	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC		W 55–28	24,400	[4]
October 3	1:00 pm	at Wake Forest	No. 14	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC		W 31–17	22,135	[5]
October 10	3:30 pm	No. 25 Clemson	No. 10	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ABC	L 28–29	44,400	[6]
October 17	12:00 pm	at North Carolina	No. 17	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (South's Oldest Rivalry)	JPS	L 7–27	45,500	[7]
October 24	1:00 pm	No. 10 (I-AA) William & Mary *	No. 24	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA		W 33–7	40,100	[8]
October 31	7:30 pm	No. 6 Florida State	No. 23	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (Jefferson–Eppes Trophy)		L 3–13	45,000	[9]
November 7	12:00 pm	No. 17 NC State		Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	JPS	L 7–31	41,400	[10]
November 21	4:00 pm	at Virginia Tech *		Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)		W 41–38	53,271	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1992 Virginia Cavaliers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 30 Charles Way RB 42 Terry Kirby WR 81 Patrick Jeffers WR 82 Tyrone Davis	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 25 Keith Lyle LB 55 Eddie Robertson DE 85 Chris Slade Sr DE, DT 99 Ryan Kuehl So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 18 Michael Husted Sr K 5 Charles Fiveash Jr	Head coach George Welsh Coordinators/assistant coaches Jim Bollman (OL) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. "Kirby leads Virginia past Maryland 28–15". Winston-Salem Journal. September 6, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Virginia QB fires 5 touchdown passes". The Herald-Sun. September 13, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Virginia rips Georgia Tech, 55–24". The Stuart News. September 20, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Kirby leads Cavs over Duke 55–28". Bristol Herald Courier. September 27, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Kirby runs wild as Cavs whip Wake Forest, 31–17". The Greenville News. October 4, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Clemson overtakes Virginia". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 11, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Carolina brings Cavaliers to heel". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 18, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
8. "U. Va. offense still sputtering as W&M puts up a fight". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 25, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Defense wins title for FSU". Fort Myers News-Press. November 1, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
10. "An end to a trend; Virginia falls to Wolfpack". The News and Observer. November 8, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Virginia victimizes Hokies". The Roanoke Times & World-News. November 22, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
12. "1992 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.