1990 Virginia Cavaliers football team

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1990 Virginia Cavaliers football
Sugar Bowl, L 23–22 vs. Tennessee
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
APNo. 23
Record8–4 (5–2 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Gary Tranquill (4th season)
Offensive scheme I formation
Defensive coordinator Frank Spaziani (4th season)
Base defense 5–2
CaptainRon Carey, Joe Hall, Shawn Moore
Home stadium Scott Stadium
(capacity: 42,000)
Seasons
←  1989
1991  →
1990 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Georgia Tech $ 6 –0 –111 –0 –1
No. 9 Clemson 5 –2 –010 –2 –0
No. 23 Virginia 5 –2 –08 –4 –0
Maryland 4 –3 –06 –5 –1
North Carolina 3 –3 –16 –4 –1
NC State 3 –4 –07 –5 –0
Duke 1 –6 –04 –7 –0
Wake Forest 0 –7 –03 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1990 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia in the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cavaliers offense scored 464 points while the defense allowed 227 points. Led by head coach George Welsh, the Cavaliers competed in the Sugar Bowl, losing 23-22.

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This Virginia team is noteworthy for having achieved a No. 1 national ranking in the Associated Press college football poll for two weeks during the season, starting on October 16 of that year and ending with a loss to Georgia Tech. [1] The Cavaliers held the nation's top spot through the poll of October 30, but losses in three of four games left them unranked in the AP poll by the end of the regular season. [2] It was the first time in the program's history that Virginia had ever earned the No. 1 ranking. [3]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 12:00 pmat Kansas *No. 15
W 59–1035,000
September 84:00 pmNo. 9 Clemson No. 14
 ESPN W 20–746,800
September 151:00 pm Navy *No. 11
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 56–1439,400
September 2212:00 pmat Duke No. 10
 JPS W 59–024,862
September 291:00 pm William & Mary *No. 7
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 63–3540,400
October 131:00 pm NC State No. 2
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 31–044,300
October 201:00 pmat Wake Forest No. 1
W 49–1423,124
November 32:00 pmNo. 16 Georgia Tech Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 1
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
 CBS L 38–41 49,700
November 1012:30 pmat North Carolina No. 11
JPSW 24–1041,000
November 1712:00 pm Maryland No. 8
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)
JPSL 30–3543,500
November 247:30 pmat Virginia Tech *No. 17
ESPNL 13–3854,157
January 18:30 pmvs. No. 10 Tennessee *
 ABC L 22–2375,132 [4]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP 1514111074 (1)2 (14)1 (38)1 (45)1 (44)11817RVRV23
Coaches 2113119853 (10)1 (29)1 (39)1 (35)971423т2315

Personnel

1990 Virginia Cavaliers football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 87 Herman Moore Sr
WR Derek Dooley Sr
WR Brian Satola
WR Terrence Tomlin
WR Johnnie Wilson
QB Shawn Moore Sr
QB Matt Blundin
QB Bobby Goodman
RB Terry Kirby
RB Dave Sweeney
RB Nikki Fisher
RB Gary Steele
RB David Brown
RB Jerrod Washington
RB Alvin Snead
TE Bruce McGonnigal
TE Aaron Mundy
TE Mark Cooke
OL Paul Collins
OL Ray Roberts
OL Trevor Ryals
OL Chris Stearns
OL Jeff Tomlin
OL Chris Borsari
OL Mark Dixon
OL Jim Reid
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB Tony Covington
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
    • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

    Roster
    Last update: March 22, 2020

Game summaries

Georgia Tech

#16 Georgia Tech vs #1 Virginia
1234Total
•Yellow Jackets01421641
Cavaliers10187338
          
Scoring summary
Q18:09UVA Shawn Moore 1-yard run (McInerney kick)UVA 7–0
3:58UVAJake McInerney 27-yard field goalUVA 10–0
Q214:50UVAJake McInerney 51-yard field goalUVA 13–0
9:43GTShawn Jones 23-yard run (Sisson kick)UVA 13–7
6:42UVAShawn Moore 1-yard run (Herman Moore pass from Shawn Moore)UVA 21–7
5:22GTJerry Gilchrist 43-yard pass from Shawn Jones (Sisson kick)UVA 21–14
0:36UVAShawn Moore 6-yard run (McInerney kick)UVA 28–14
Q312:47GTJerry Gilchrist 12-yard run (Sisson kick)UVA 28–21
4:34GTEmmett Merchant 26-yard pass from Shawn Jones (Sisson kick)Tied 28–28
3:08UVAHerman Moore 63-yard pass from Shawn Moore (McInerney kick)UVA 35–28
0:02GT William Bell 8-yard run (Sisson kick)Tied 35–35
Q47:17GT Scott Sisson 33-yard field goalGT 38–35
2:34UVAJake McInerney 22-yard field goalTied 38–38
0:07GTScott Sisson 37-yard field goalGT 41–38

Team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1991 NFL Draft.

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Herman Moore Wide receiver110 Detroit Lions
Tony Covington Defensive back493 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Bruce McGonnigal Tight end9238 Pittsburgh Steelers
Shawn Moore Quarterback11284 Denver Broncos

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  4. ↑ "Cavaliers fade down stretch". The Roanoke Times & World-News. January 2, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
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