1973 Virginia Cavaliers football team

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1973 Virginia Cavaliers football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1973 record4–7 (3–3 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainPaul Ryczek, Gerard Mullins, Anthony Zmudzin[1]
Home stadiumScott Stadium
(capacity: 28,000)
Seasons
← 1972
1974 →
1973 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 16 NC State $ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 20 Maryland 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Clemson 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Virginia 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Duke 1 – 4 – 1 2 – 8 – 1
North Carolina 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Wake Forest 0 – 5 – 1 1 – 9 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[2]

The 1973 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. The Cavaliers were led by third-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 in fourth. Lawrence was fired as head coach following the end of the season. He had a record of 11–22 at Virginia.[3]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8VMI*
W 16–021,000[4]
September 15at No. 17 NC State
L 23–4336,200
September 22at No. 20 Missouri*
L 7–3142,250
September 29Duke
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 7–320,300
October 6Vanderbilt*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 22–3921,000
October 13at Clemson
L 27–3228,000
October 20at Virginia Tech*
L 15–2738,000[5]
October 27Wake Forest
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 21–1016,100
November 3North Carolina
W 44–4023,500
November 10at Maryland
L 0–3322,300
November 17at West Virginia*
L 17–4226,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[6][7]

Personnel[]

1973 Virginia Cavaliers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB Scott Gardner So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References[]

  1. ^ "2017 Cavalier Football Fact Book" (PDF). Virginia Cavaliers Athletics. p. 121.
  2. ^ "1973 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
  3. ^ "Don Lawrence Fired". The Washington Post. November 20, 1973. p. D1.
  4. ^ "Virginia rocks VMI 16–0 in 1973 football opener". The Danville Register. September 9, 1973. Retrieved February 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "VPI shades Cavaliers by 27–15". Daily Press. October 21, 1973. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "1973 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  7. ^ "All-Time Virginia Box Score Game Statistics". Virginia Cavaliers Official Athletic Site. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
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