1974 Virginia Cavaliers football team

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1974 Virginia Cavaliers football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1974 record4–7 (1–5 ACC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorCarl Reese (1st season)
CaptainDick Ambrose[1]
Home stadiumScott Stadium
(capacity: 28,000)
Seasons
← 1973
1975 →
1974 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 Maryland $ 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
No. 11 NC State 4 – 2 – 0 9 – 2 – 1
Clemson 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
North Carolina 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Duke 2 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Virginia 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Wake Forest 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[2]

The 1974 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. The Cavaliers were led by first-year head coach Sonny Randle and played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing in sixth.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14at Navy*
L 28–3516,987
September 21William & Mary*
W 38–2826,000
September 28at Duke
L 7–2718,250
October 5at Georgia Tech*
L 24–2826,371
October 12No. 11 NC State
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 21–2227,100
October 19Virginia Tech*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)
W 28–2732,149[3]
October 26at Wake Forest
W 14–013,700
November 2at North Carolina
L 10–2438,500
November 9VMI*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 28–1026,030[4]
November 16at Clemson
L 9–2834,100
November 23No. 11 Maryland
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)
L 0–1022,100
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[5][6]

Personnel[]

1974 Virginia Cavaliers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB Scott Gardner Jr
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. ^ "1974 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
  3. ^ "Virginia outlasts Gobblers 28–27". Daily Press. October 20, 1974. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Cavs trounce VMI". The Herald-Sun. November 10, 1974. Retrieved February 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "1974 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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