1993 Virginia Cavaliers football team

1993 Virginia Cavaliers football
Carquest Bowl, L 13–31 vs. Boston College
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	7–5 (5–3 ACC)
Head coach	George Welsh (12th season)
Offensive coordinator	Tom O'Brien (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Rick Lantz (3rd season)
Captains	Mark Dixon Keith Lyle Greg McClellan Jerrod Washington
Home stadium	Scott Stadium
Seasons ←  1992 1994  →

1993 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 1 Florida State $		8	–	0					12	–	1
No. 19 North Carolina		6	–	2					10	–	3
No. 23 Clemson		5	–	3					9	–	3
Virginia		5	–	3					7	–	5
NC State		4	–	4					7	–	5
Georgia Tech		3	–	5					5	–	6
Duke		2	–	6					3	–	8
Maryland		2	–	6					2	–	9
Wake Forest		1	–	7					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1993 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cavaliers were led by 12th-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 third. Virginia was invited to the Carquest Bowl, played on New Years Day, where they lost to Boston College.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	12:00 pm	at Maryland		Byrd Stadium College Park, MD (rivalry)	JPS	W 43–29	35,015	[1]
September 11	1:00 pm	Navy *		Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA		W 38–0	38,900	[2]
September 16	8:00 pm	at Georgia Tech	No. 25	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	ESPN	W 35–14	41,300	[3]
September 25	1:00 pm	Duke	No. 22	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA		W 35–0	37,700	[4]
October 2	1:00 pm	Ohio *	No. 21	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA		W 41–7	36,300	[5]
October 16	4:00 pm	at No. 1 Florida State	No. 15	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL (Jefferson–Eppes Trophy)	ESPN	L 14–40	76,607	[6]
October 23	3:30 pm	No. 12 North Carolina	No. 21	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (South's Oldest Rivalry)	ABC	W 17–10	42,300	[7]
October 30	1:00 pm	at NC State	No. 16	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC		L 29–34	37,600	[8]
November 6	1:00 pm	Wake Forest	No. 21	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA		W 21–9	36,700	[9]
November 13	12:00 pm	at Clemson	No. 18	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	JPS	L 14–23	66,419	[10]
November 20	12:00 pm	No. 25 Virginia Tech *	No. 23	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)	JPS	L 17–20	42,100	[11]
January 1	1:00 pm	vs. No. 15 Boston College *		Joe Robbie Stadium Miami Gardens, FL (Carquest Bowl)	CBS	L 13–31	38,516	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1993 Virginia Cavaliers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 1 Symmion Willis FB 30 Charles Way WR 81 Patrick Jeffers WR 82 Tyrone Davis	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 25 Keith Lyle DB 27 Percy Ellsworth LB 33 Jamie Sharper DE, DT 99 Ryan Kuehl Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 5 Charles Fiveash Sr	Head coach George Welsh Coordinators/assistant coaches Jim Bollman (OL) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. "Cavaliers punch past Terps in fourth". The News and Observer. September 5, 1993. Retrieved February 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Cavs blank Navy, 38–0". The Daily News Leader. September 12, 1993. Retrieved February 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Virginia rips Tech". Fort Myers News-Press. September 17, 1993. Retrieved February 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Virginia whips Duke, 35–0". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 26, 1993. Retrieved February 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Unbeaten Cavs win a mismatch". The Roanoke Times & World-News. October 3, 1993. Retrieved February 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
6. "No. 15 Virginia can't Ward off Seminoles". The State. October 17, 1993. Retrieved February 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Cavs shut down Tar Heels". The Herald-Sun. October 24, 1993. Retrieved February 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
8. "N.C. State upsets Virginia 34–29". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 31, 1993. Retrieved February 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Cavaliers overcome Deacons with second-half turnaround". The News and Observer. November 7, 1993. Retrieved February 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Clemson gets a real rush". The State. November 14, 1993. Retrieved February 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Virginia Tech takes advantage of Cavs' mistakes". The Charlotte Observer. November 21, 1993. Retrieved February 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
12. "No. 15 B.C. bombs Virginia 31–13". St. Lucie News Tribune. January 2, 1994. Retrieved February 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
13. "1993 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
14. "All-Time Virginia Box Score Game Statistics". Virginia Cavaliers Official Athletic Site. Retrieved June 5, 2021.