1977 Virginia Cavaliers football team

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1977 Virginia Cavaliers football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1977 record1–9–1 (1–5 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrian Burke (1st season)
CaptainSamuel Pfabe[1]
Home stadiumScott Stadium
(capacity: 28,000)
Seasons
← 1976
1978 →
1977 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 17 North Carolina $ 5 – 0 – 1 8 – 3 – 1
No. 19 Clemson 4 – 1 – 1 8 – 3 – 1
NC State 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Maryland 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Duke 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Virginia 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 9 – 1
Wake Forest 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. The Cavaliers were led by second-year head coach Dick Bestwick 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 10at NC State
L 0–1438,800
September 17at No. 18 Texas*
L 0–6841,000
September 24Duke
L 7–3126,000
October 1West Virginia*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 0–1321,500
October 8at Clemson
L 0–3149,830
October 15at Virginia Tech*
T 14–1440,000[2]
October 22Wake Forest
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 12–1021,500
October 29at Syracuse*
L 3–620,859
November 5VMI*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 6–3021,000[3]
November 12No. 19 North Carolina
L 14–3521,000
November 19at Maryland
L 0–2833,787
  • *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. 122.
  2. ^ "Gobblers rally to tie UVA 14–14". Daily Press. October 16, 1977. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "VMI trounces Virginia for 'Big Five' crown". The Herald-Sun. November 6, 1977. Retrieved February 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "1977 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  5. ^ "All-Time Virginia Box Score Game Statistics". Virginia Cavaliers Official Athletic Site. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
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