2011 Virginia Cavaliers football team

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2011 Virginia Cavaliers football
U of Virginia text logo.svg
Chick-fil-A Bowl, L 24–43 vs. Auburn
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
DivisionCoastal Division
Record8–5 (5–3 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Bill Lazor (2nd season)
Offensive scheme Pro-style
Defensive coordinator Jim Reid (2nd season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Scott Stadium
Seasons
  2010
2012  
2011 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Atlantic Division
No. 22 Clemson x$  6 2   10 4  
Wake Forest  5 3   6 7  
No. 23 Florida State  5 3   9 4  
NC State  4 4   8 5  
Boston College  3 5   4 8  
Maryland  1 7   2 10  
Coastal Division
No. 21 Virginia Tech x%  7 1   11 3  
Virginia  5 3   8 5  
Georgia Tech  5 3   8 5  
Miami (FL)  3 5   6 6  
North Carolina  3 5   7 6  
Duke  1 7   3 9  
Championship: Clemson 38, Virginia Tech 10
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • % BCS at-large representative
  • x Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cavaliers were led by second-year head coach Mike London and played their home games at Scott Stadium. They were members of the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Virginia had an 8–5 overall record on the season with a 5–3 mark in the ACC play to finish in a tie for second place in the Coastal Division. The Cavaliers appeared in the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll for the first time since 2007. Memorable moments from the season include: upsetting #12-ranked and undefeated Georgia Tech and defeating Florida State in Tallahassee for the first time in school history. They also became the first team in NCAA history to win road games against the Miami Hurricanes and the Florida State Seminoles in the same season. They were invited to the Chick-fil-A Bowl, where they were defeated by Auburn, 43–24.

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Previous season

The Cavaliers went 4–8 in 2010, their third losing season in a row, and first under new head coach Mike London. Despite having an off-season recruiting class among the best in the country, a major upset versus the then #22 Miami Hurricanes, and a near-upset in the week two game versus the University of Southern California Trojans, the Cavaliers were plagued by penalties (ranked 117th out of 120 in the country) and turnovers, and finished 5th in the Atlantic Coast Conference's Coastal division. In the ACC Preseason Poll, [1] they were picked to finish at next to last place in the ACC Coastal division, and 11th of 12 overall. ESPN predicted that UVA would be one of the only two ACC teams (alongside Wake Forest) to not achieve bowl eligibility. [2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 36:00 pmNo. 3 (FCS) William & Mary * ESPN3 W 40–351,956
September 107:00 pmat Indiana * BTN W 34–3141,549
September 173:30 pmat North Carolina ESPNU L 17–2854,100
September 243:30 pm Southern Miss *
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
ACCRSN L 24–3043,220
October 13:30 pm Idaho *
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
ESPN3W 21–20 OT39,827
October 153:30 pmNo. 12 Georgia Tech Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
ESPNUW 24–2147,692 [3]
October 223:30 pm NC State
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
ESPNUL 14–2846,030
October 278:00 pmat Miami (FL) ESPN W 28–2140,403
November 512:30 pmat Maryland ACCN W 31–1337,401
November 123:00 pm Duke
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
ACCRSNW 31–2145,733
November 197:30 pmat No. 23 Florida State ESPN2 W 14–1377,178
November 263:30 pmNo. 6 Virginia Tech No. 24
ABC/ESPN2 L 0–3861,124
December 317:30 pmvs. Auburn *ESPNL 24–4372,919
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[4]

Personnel

Virginia Cavaliers football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB Ross Metheny
QB Mike Rocco
QB David WatfordFr
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

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP 24
Coaches 25
Harris Not released25Not released
BCS Not releasedNot released

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