1993 Virginia Cavaliers football team

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1993 Virginia Cavaliers football
Carquest Bowl, L 13–31 vs. Boston College
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Record7–5 (5–3 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Tom O'Brien (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator Rick Lantz (3rd season)
Captain Mark Dixon, Keith Lyle, Greg McClellan, Jerrod Washington
Home stadium Scott Stadium
Seasons
←  1992
1994  →
1993 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 1 Florida State $  8 –0   12 –1  
No. 19 North Carolina  6 –2   10 –3  
No. 23 Clemson  5 –3   9 –3  
Virginia  5 –3   7 –5  
NC State  4 –4   7 –5  
Georgia Tech  3 –5   5 –6  
Duke  2 –6   3 –8  
Maryland  2 –6   2 –9  
Wake Forest  1 –7   2 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1993 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cavaliers were led by 12th-year head coach George Welsh and played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing tied for third. Virginia was invited to the Carquest Bowl, played on New Years Day, where they lost to Boston College.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 412:00 pmat Maryland
JPS W 43–2935,015 [1]
September 111:00 pm Navy *
W 38–038,900 [2]
September 168:00 pmat Georgia Tech No. 25
 ESPN W 35–1441,300 [3]
September 251:00 pm Duke No. 22
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 35–037,700 [4]
October 21:00 pm Ohio *Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 21
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 41–736,300 [5]
October 164:00 pmat No. 1 Florida State No. 15
ESPNL 14–4076,607 [6]
October 233:30 pmNo. 12 North Carolina No. 21
 ABC W 17–1042,300 [7]
October 301:00 pmat NC State No. 16
L 29–3437,600 [8]
November 61:00 pm Wake Forest No. 21
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 21–936,700 [9]
November 1312:00 pmat Clemson No. 18
JPSL 14–2366,419 [10]
November 2012:00 pmNo. 25 Virginia Tech *No. 23
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)
JPSL 17–2042,100 [11]
January 11:00 pmvs. No. 15 Boston College *
 CBS L 13–3138,516 [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1993 Virginia Cavaliers football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 1Symmion Willis
FB 30 Charles Way
WR 81 Patrick Jeffers
WR 82 Tyrone Davis
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 25 Keith Lyle
DB 27 Percy Ellsworth
LB 33 Jamie Sharper
DE, DT 99 Ryan Kuehl Jr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 5Charles FiveashSr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
    • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

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References

  1. ↑ "Cavaliers punch past Terps in fourth". The News and Observer. September 5, 1993. Retrieved February 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Cavs blank Navy, 38–0". The Daily News Leader. September 12, 1993. Retrieved February 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Virginia rips Tech". Fort Myers News-Press. September 17, 1993. Retrieved February 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Virginia whips Duke, 35–0". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 26, 1993. Retrieved February 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ [www.newspapers.com/article/the-roanoke-times-umbeaten-cavs-win-a-mi/140336165/ "Unbeaten Cavs win a mismatch"]. The Roanoke Times & World-News. October 3, 1993. Retrieved February 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.{{cite news}}: Check |url= value (help)
  6. ↑ "No. 15 Virginia can't Ward off Seminoles". The State. October 17, 1993. Retrieved February 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Cavs shut down Tar Heels". The Herald-Sun. October 24, 1993. Retrieved February 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "N.C. State upsets Virginia 34–29". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 31, 1993. Retrieved February 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Cavaliers overcome Deacons with second-half turnaround". The News and Observer. November 7, 1993. Retrieved February 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Clemson gets a real rush". The State. November 14, 1993. Retrieved February 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Virginia Tech takes advantage of Cavs' mistakes". The Charlotte Observer. November 21, 1993. Retrieved February 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "No. 15 B.C. bombs Virginia 31–13". St. Lucie News Tribune. January 2, 1994. Retrieved February 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "1993 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  14. ↑ "All-Time Virginia Box Score Game Statistics". Virginia Cavaliers Official Athletic Site. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
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