1996 Virginia Cavaliers football team

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1996 Virginia Cavaliers football
Carquest Bowl, L 21–31 vs. Miami (FL)
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Record7–5 (5–3 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Tom O'Brien (6th season)
Defensive coordinator Rick Lantz (6th season)
Captain Tiki Barber, Todd White
Home stadium Scott Stadium
Seasons
←  1995
1997  →
1996 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 3 Florida State $  8 –0   11 –1  
No. 10 North Carolina  6 –2   10 –2  
Clemson  6 –2   7 –5  
Virginia  5 –3   7 –5  
Georgia Tech  4 –4   5 –6  
Maryland  3 –5   5 –6  
NC State  3 –5   3 –8  
Wake Forest  1 –7   3 –8  
Duke  0 –8   0 –11  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia in the 1996 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.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 77:00 pm Central Michigan *No. 23
W 55–2141,300 [1]
September 1412:00 pm Maryland No. 22
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)
 JPS W 21–339,200 [2]
September 2112:00 pmat Wake Forest No. 20
JPSW 42–723,220 [3]
September 287:30 pmNo. 13 Texas *Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 19
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
 ESPN W 37–1345,200 [4]
October 53:30 pmat Georgia Tech No. 12
 ABC L 7–1344,900 [5]
October 1912:00 pm NC State No. 20
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
JPSW 62–1440,300 [6]
October 263:30 pmat No. 3 Florida State No. 14
ABCL 24–3180,237 [7]
November 21:30 pmat Duke No. 16
W 27–328,276 [8]
November 93:30 pm Clemson No. 15
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
ABCL 16–2439,100 [9]
November 163:30 pmNo. 6 North Carolina No. 24
ABCW 20–1742,500 [10]
November 292:30 pmat No. 17 Virginia Tech *No. 20
 CBS L 9–2650,290 [11]
December 277:30 pmvs. No. 19 Miami (FL) *
 TBS L 21–3146,418 [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

1996 Virginia Cavaliers football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 21 Tiki Barber Sr
G 63Trevor BrittonJr
QB 11 Aaron Brooks So
WR 17 Germane Crowell Jr
RB, WR 28 Terrence Wilkins So
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DT 85Maurice Anderson Redshirt.svg  Fr
DE 94Duane AshmanSr
DB 19 Ronde Barber Jr
LB 42 James Farrior Sr
DE 98Jon HarrisSr
DE 58 Patrick Kerney So
LB 44 Wali Rainer So
LB 33 Jamie Sharper 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

Roster

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  12. ↑ "Big Mack attack". The Palm Beach Post. December 28, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
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