2004 Virginia Cavaliers football team

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2004 Virginia Cavaliers football
U of Virginia text logo.svg
MPC Computers Bowl, L 34–37 OT vs. Fresno State
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 23
APNo. 23
Record84 (53 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Ron Prince (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator Al Golden (4th season)
Home stadium Scott Stadium
(Capacity: 61,500)
Seasons
  2003
2005  
2004 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 10 Virginia Tech $  7 1   10 3  
No. 15 Florida State  6 2   9 3  
No. 11 Miami (FL)  5 3   9 3  
No. 23 Virginia  5 3   8 4  
North Carolina  5 3   6 6  
Georgia Tech  4 4   7 5  
Clemson  4 4   6 5  
NC State  3 5   5 6  
Maryland  3 5   5 6  
Wake Forest  1 7   4 7  
Duke  1 7   2 9  
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2004 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia in the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Al Groh. They played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia.

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Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 412:00 pmat Temple *No. 16 ESPN2 W 44–1420,154
September 113:30 pm North Carolina No. 15 ABC W 56–2462,790
September 183:00 pm Akron *No. 12
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 51–057,868
September 253:30 pm Syracuse *No. 12
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 31–1059,699
October 77:30 pm Clemson No. 10
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
ESPN W 30–1061,833
October 168:00 pmat No. 7 Florida State No. 6ESPNL 3–3684,155
October 231:00 pmat Duke No. 14W 37–1624,157
November 63:30 pm Maryland Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 12
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)
ABCW 16–063,072
November 133:30 pmNo. 18 Miami No. 10
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
ABCL 21–3163,701
November 201:00 pmat Georgia Tech No. 18ABCW 30–1043,971
November 271:00 pmat No. 11 Virginia Tech No. 16ABCL 10–2465,115
December 272:00 pmvs. Fresno State *No. 18ESPNL 34–37 OT28,516
  • *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

2004 Virginia Cavaliers football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB Marques Hagans
OL 77 Ian-Yates Cunningham Redshirt.svg  Fr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
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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