1997 Virginia Cavaliers football team

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1997 Virginia Cavaliers football
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Record7–4 (5–3 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Sparky Woods (1st season)
Defensive coordinator Rick Lantz (7th season)
CaptainDoug Karczewski, Anthony Poindexter
Home stadium Scott Stadium
Seasons
←  1996
1998  →
1997 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 3 Florida State $  8 –0   11 –1  
No. 6 North Carolina  7 –1   11 –1  
Virginia  5 –3   7 –4  
No. 25 Georgia Tech  5 –3   7 –5  
Clemson  4 –4   7 –5  
NC State  3 –5   6 –5  
Wake Forest  3 –5   5 –6  
Maryland  1 –7   2 –9  
Duke  0 –8   2 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1997 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1997 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

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 48:00 pmNo. 16 Auburn *
 ESPN L 17–2845,300 [1]
September 133:30 pm Richmond *
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 26–738,200 [2]
September 2712:00 pmat No. 5 North Carolina
ABC L 20–4857,800 [3]
October 412:00 pm Wake Forest Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
 JPS W 21–1340,000 [4]
October 116:00 pmat Clemson
ESPN2 W 21–774,987 [5]
October 1812:00 pm Duke
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
JPSW 13–1036,600 [6]
October 257:00 pmNo. 3 Florida State
ESPNL 21–4745,300 [7]
November 112:00 pmat Maryland
JPSW 45–023,479 [8]
November 83:30 pm Georgia Tech
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
ABCW 35–3141,000 [9]
November 1512:00 pmat NC State
JPSL 24–3142,400 [10]
November 295:30 pm Virginia Tech *
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)
ESPNW 34–2044,200 [11]
  • *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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Personnel

1997 Virginia Cavaliers football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB Aaron Brooks
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 9 Shannon Taylor Redshirt.svg  So
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 1961 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1961 college football season. The Cavaliers were led by first-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 last. Despite the last place finish, Elias was named ACC Coach of the Year, becoming the second in conference history to win the award in a coach's first year at the school. Elias, who had been the Southern Conference Coach of the Year the previous season at George Washington, snapped Virginia's 28 game losing streak by beating William & Mary in the first game of the season. Their win against South Carolina snapped an 18-game losing streak against ACC foes.

References

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  2. ↑ "Sloppy U. Va. tops UR". Daily Press. September 14, 1997. Retrieved November 6, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Reversal of fortune; UNC rallies for huge win over Cavs". The Chapel Hill News. September 28, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Virginia QB leads Cavs' charge past stunned Wake". The Charlotte Observer. October 5, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Clemson not Cavalier about loss to Virginia". The Atlanta Constitution. October 12, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Late game taunt costs Duke chance at OT". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 19, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Double dip; Memory of only ACC loss sparks Florida State to rout of U.Va". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 26, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Once again Virginia pummels Maryland". News and Record. November 2, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
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  10. ↑ "Wolfpack hangs on to defeat Cavs". Rocky Mount Telegram. November 16, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
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  12. ↑ "1997 UVa Football Schedule/Results". Virginia Athletics. Archived from the original on September 2, 1999. Retrieved December 5, 2012.
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