1979 Virginia Cavaliers football team

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1979 Virginia Cavaliers football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1979 record6–5 (1–4 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainSteve Potter, Michael Newhall[1]
Home stadiumScott Stadium
(capacity: 37,273)
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
NC State $ 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Clemson 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Maryland 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Wake Forest 3 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
No. 15 North Carolina 3 – 3 – 0 8 – 3 – 1
Virginia 1 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Duke 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cavaliers were led by fourth-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 8Richmond*
W 31–029,673
September 15at No. 19 NC State
L 27–3145,800
September 22VMI*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 19–024,872[2]
September 29Duke
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 30–1226,947
October 6at Clemson
L 7–1761,100
October 13James Madison*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 69–918,447
October 20at No. 20 Navy*
L 10–1722,604
November 3at Georgia*
W 31–059,100
November 10Virginia Tech*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)
W 20–1838,847[3]
November 17North Carolina
L 7–1331,472
November 24at Maryland
L 7–1726,071
  • *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. ^ "Virginia blanks Keydets". The News and Observer. September 23, 1979. Retrieved February 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Two-point conversion fails, UVA trips VPI". Daily Press. November 11, 1979. Retrieved December 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "1979 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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