2006 Virginia Cavaliers football team

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2006 Virginia Cavaliers football
U of Virginia text logo.svg
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
DivisionCoastal
Record57 (44 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Mike Groh (1st season)
Offensive scheme West Coast
Defensive coordinator Mike London (1st season)
Base defense 3–4
Home stadium Scott Stadium
(Capacity: 61,500)
Uniform
ACC-Uniform-UVA-2006-2007,2009.png
Seasons
  2005
2007  
2006 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Atlantic Division
No. 18 Wake Forest x$  6 2   11 3  
No. 20 Boston College  5 3   10 3  
Maryland  5 3   9 4  
Clemson  5 3   8 5  
Florida State  3 5   7 6  
NC State  2 6   3 9  
Coastal Division
Georgia Tech x  7 1   9 5  
No. 19 Virginia Tech  6 2   10 3  
Virginia  4 4   5 7  
Miami (FL)  3 5   7 6  
North Carolina  2 6   3 9  
Duke  0 8   0 12  
Championship: Wake Forest 9, Georgia Tech 6
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2006 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head coach was Al Groh. They played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Contents

Preseason

Coming off an up and down season, the 2006 Virginia Cavaliers looked to continue their success while initiating a new starting quarterback.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 27:00 pmat Pittsburgh * ESPNU L 13–3846,758
September 93:30 pm Wyoming *W 13–12 OT60,429
September 163:30 pm Western Michigan *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
ESPN360 L 10–1759,679
September 217:30 pmat Georgia Tech ESPN L 7–2451,081
September 3012:00 pmat Duke LFS W 37–019,241
October 73:30 pmat East Carolina * CSTV L 21–3135,541
October 143:30 pm Maryland
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)
ESPN360L 26–2859,367
October 197:30 pm North Carolina
ESPNW 23–056,632
October 2812:00 pm NC State
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
LFSW 14–755,730
November 412:00 pmat Florida State LFSL 0–3382,804
November 1812:00 pm Miami
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
LFSW 17–754,552
November 2512:00 pmat No. 14 Virginia Tech LFSL 0–1766,233

Personnel

2006 Virginia Cavaliers football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB Kevin McCabe
QB Christian Olson
QB Jameel Sewell
OL 77 Ian-Yates Cunningham Redshirt.svg  Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
    • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Coaching staff

PositionName
Head coach: Al Groh
Defensive coordinator/defensive line coach: Mike London
Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach
  /recruiting coordinator:
Mike Groh
Assistant head coach for offense/wide receivers:John Garrett
Assistant head coach/defensive backs coach:Steve Bernstein
Special teams coordinator/linebackers coach Bob Diaco
Defensive assistant coach/assistant defensive line coachLevern Belin
Running game coordinator/offensive line coachDave Borbely
Assistant special teams coordinator/running backs coach Anthony Poindexter
Tight ends coach/assistant recruiting coordinatorBob Price
Graduate assistant offenseKase Luzar
Graduate assistant defenseRich Yahner
Head strength coachEvan Marcus
Director of football video operationsLuke Goldstein

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