2010 Virginia Cavaliers football team

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2010 Virginia Cavaliers football
U of Virginia text logo.svg
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
DivisionCoastal
Record48 (17 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Bill Lazor (1st season)
Offensive scheme Pro-style
Defensive coordinator Jim Reid (1st season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Scott Stadium
(Capacity: 61,500)
Seasons
  2009
2011  
2010 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Atlantic Division
No. 17 Florida State x  6 2   10 4  
No. 23 Maryland  5 3   9 4  
No. 25 NC State  5 3   9 4  
Boston College  4 4   7 6  
Clemson  4 4   6 7  
Wake Forest  1 7   3 9  
Coastal Division
No. 16 Virginia Tech x$  8 0   11 3  
Miami (FL)  5 3   7 6  
Georgia Tech  4 4   6 7  
North Carolina  4 4   8 5  
Duke  1 7   3 9  
Virginia  1 7   4 8  
Championship: Virginia Tech 44, Florida State 33
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2010 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season as a member of the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The Cavaliers, led by first year head coach Mike London, played their home games at Scott Stadium and are members of the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 4–8, 1–7 in ACC play.

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Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 46:00 pm Richmond * ESPN3 W 34–1354,146 [1]
September 1110:30 pmat No. 14 USC * FSN L 14–1781,375
September 251:30 pm VMI *
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
ESPN3W 48–743,592
October 212:00 pmNo. 23 Florida State
ACCN L 14–3447,096
October 93:30 pmat Georgia Tech ESPNU L 21–3348,016
October 166:00 pm North Carolina Dagger-14-plain.png
ESPN3L 10–4450,830
October 236:00 pm Eastern Michigan *
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
ESPN3W 48–2137,386
October 3012:00 pmNo. 22 Miami (FL)
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
ESPN W 24–1939,328
November 612:00 pmat Duke ESPN3L 48–5522,741
November 133:30 pm Maryland
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)
ESPN3L 23–4245,634
November 2012:00 pmat Boston College ESPNUL 13–1739,263
November 2712:00 pmat No. 14 Virginia Tech ACCNL 7–3766,233

Personnel

2010 Virginia Cavaliers football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
TE Jake McGee Fr
QB Marc VericaSr
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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