1972 Virginia Cavaliers football team

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1972 Virginia Cavaliers football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1972 record4–7 (1–5 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainThomas Kennedy, William Williams[1]
Home stadiumScott Stadium
(capacity: 23,848)
Seasons
← 1971
1973 →
1972 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 12 North Carolina $ 6 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 17 NC State 4 – 1 – 1 8 – 3 – 1
Maryland 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Duke 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Clemson 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Virginia 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Wake Forest 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[2]

The 1972 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. The Cavaliers were led by second-year head coach Don Lawrence and played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing tied for last.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9at South Carolina*
W 24–1643,695
September 16Virginia Tech*
W 24–2031,300[3]
September 23West Virginia*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 10–4827,000
September 30at Duke
L 13–3720,800
October 7at Vanderbilt*
L 7–1017,903
October 14VMI*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 45–1419,000[4]
October 21at Clemson
L 21–3731,000
October 28Maryland
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)
L 23–2421,500
November 4NC State
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 14–3517,500
November 11at No. 18 North Carolina
L 3–2336,500
November 18at Wake Forest
W 15–1218,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References[]

  1. ^ "2017 Cavalier Football Fact Book" (PDF). Virginia Cavaliers Athletics. p. 121.
  2. ^ "1972 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
  3. ^ "Virginia turns back Virginia Tech by 24 to 20 count". The Danville Register. September 17, 1972. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "VMI loss skein extended by Cavs". The Palm Beach Post. October 15, 1972. Retrieved February 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "1972 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  6. ^ "All-Time Virginia Box Score Game Statistics". Virginia Cavaliers Official Athletic Site. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
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