1994 Virginia Cavaliers football team

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1994 Virginia Cavaliers football
Independence Bowl champion
Independence Bowl, W 20–10 vs. TCU
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 15
Record9–3 (5–3 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Tom O'Brien (4th season)
Defensive coordinator Rick Lantz (4th season)
Captain Mike Frederick, Randy Neal, Charles Way
Home stadium Scott Stadium
Seasons
  1993
1995  
1994 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Florida State $ 8 0 010 1 1
No. 17 NC State 6 2 09 3 0
No. 15 Virginia 5 3 09 3 0
Duke 5 3 08 4 0
North Carolina 5 3 08 4 0
Clemson 4 4 05 6 0
Maryland 2 6 04 7 0
Wake Forest 1 7 03 8 0
Georgia Tech 0 8 01 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1994 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was George Welsh. They played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia.

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Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 33:30 pmat No. 4 Florida State ABC L 17–4174,551 [1]
September 107:00 pmat Navy *W 47–1025,463 [2]
September 1712:00 pm Clemson JPS W 9–639,000 [3]
October 11:00 pmNo. 8 (I-AA) William & Mary *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 37–338,300 [4]
October 86:30 pmat Wake Forest W 42–620,183 [5]
October 151:00 pmat Georgia Tech W 24–738,365 [6]
October 223:30 pmNo. 15 North Carolina No. 25
ABCW 34–1042,800 [7]
November 512:00 pmat No. 23 Duke No. 13JPSL 25–2833,941 [8]
November 121:00 pm Maryland No. 21
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)
W 46–2140,900 [9]
November 1912:00 pmat No. 14 Virginia Tech *No. 16 BEN W 42–2353,157 [10]
November 2511:00 am NC State No. 13
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
ABCL 27–3036,300 [11]
December 287:00 pmvs. TCU *No. 18 ESPN W 20–1027,242 [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

1994 Virginia Cavaliers football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 13Mike Groh
RB 21 Tiki Barber So
FB 30 Charles Way
WR 81 Patrick Jeffers
WR 82 Tyrone Davis
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 27 Percy Ellsworth Jr
LB 33 Jamie Sharper So
LB 42 James Farrior So
DE, DT 99 Ryan Kuehl Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

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The 1980 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cavaliers were led by fifth-year head coach Dick Bestwick and played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing tied for fourth.

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The 1976 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. The Cavaliers were led by first-year head coach Dick Bestwick and played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing in sixth.

The 1974 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. The Cavaliers were led by first-year head coach Sonny Randle and played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing in sixth.

The 1962 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. The Cavaliers were led by second-year head coach Bill Elias and played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing in seventh.

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