1978 Virginia Cavaliers football team

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1978 Virginia Cavaliers football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1978 record2–9 (0–6 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrian Burke (2nd season)
CaptainEdward Smith, Derrick Glasper[1]
Home stadiumScott Stadium
(capacity: 37,273)
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
1978 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Clemson $ 6 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 20 Maryland 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 18 NC State 4 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
North Carolina 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Duke 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Wake Forest 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
Virginia 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cavaliers were led by third-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 last.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9at Wake Forest
L 0–1421,500
September 16Navy*
L 0–3228,472
September 23at Army*
W 21–1726,473
September 30VMI*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 9–1721,150[2]
October 7at Duke
L 13–2020,375
October 14Clemson
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 14–3019,243
October 21Virginia Tech*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)
W 17–734,275[3]
November 4at West Virginia*
L 17–2029,291
November 11No. 13 Maryland
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)
L 7–1719,874
November 18at North Carolina
L 20–3844,000
November 25NC State
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 21–2414,227
  • *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. ^ "Keydets struggle past Cavs, 17–9". The Herald-Sun. October 1, 1978. Retrieved February 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Virginia upsets VPI 17–7". The Daily News Leader. October 22, 1978. Retrieved December 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "1978 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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