1975 Virginia Cavaliers football team

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1975 Virginia Cavaliers football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1975 record1–10 (0–4 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainScott Gardner, Tom Glassic[1]
Home stadiumScott Stadium
(capacity: 28,000)
Seasons
← 1974
1976 →
1975 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 Maryland $ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 1
Duke 3 – 0 – 2 4 – 5 – 2
NC State 2 – 2 – 1 7 – 4 – 1
Wake Forest 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Clemson 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
North Carolina 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 7 – 1
Virginia 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[2]

The 1975 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. The Cavaliers were led by second-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 last. After a 1–10 campaign with many blowout losses, Randle was fired as head coach.[3]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13Navy*
L 14–4229,740
September 20VMI*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 22–2125,176
September 27at Duke
L 11–2621,750
October 4North Carolina
L 28–3128,175
October 11at South Carolina*
L 14–4151,574
October 18at Virginia Tech*
L 17–2441,000[4]
October 25Wake Forest
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 21–6620,171
November 1at Vanderbilt*
L 14–1721,680
November 8East Carolina*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 10–6121,950[5]
November 15Syracuse*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 0–3717,250
November 22at No. 20 Maryland
L 24–6244,867
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[6][7]

Personnel[]

1975 Virginia Cavaliers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB Scott Gardner (C) Sr
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. 122.
  2. ^ "1975 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
  3. ^ Boswell, Thomas (November 24, 1975). "Virginia Fires Randle; Coach 'Just Didn't Fit In'". The Washington Post. p. C1.
  4. ^ "Gardner passes short as Virginia Tech wins". The Progress-Index. October 19, 1975. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "UVA ripped by East Carolina". The News Leader. November 9, 1975. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "1975 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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