1981 Virginia Cavaliers football team

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1981 Virginia Cavaliers football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1981 record1–10 (0–6 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainKeith Lee, Todd Kirtley[1]
Home stadiumScott Stadium
(capacity: 42,073)
Seasons
← 1980
1982 →
1981 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Clemson $ 6 – 0 – 0 12 – 0 – 0
No. 9 North Carolina 5 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Maryland 4 – 2 – 0 4 – 6 – 1
Duke 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
NC State 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Wake Forest 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Virginia 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cavaliers were led by sixth-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. At the conclusion of a 1–10 campaign, Bestwick was fired.[2] He had a record of 16–49–1 at Virginia.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12West Virginia*
L 18–3234,007
September 18at Rutgers*
L 0–322,816
September 26Duke
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 24–2927,523
October 3at NC State
L 24–3042,200
October 10at No. 9 Clemson
L 0–2763,000
October 17at South Carolina*
L 3–2156,101
October 24Wake Forest
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 21–2424,222
October 31VMI*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 13–1025,119[3]
November 14No. 13 North Carolina
L 14–1730,047
November 21at Maryland
L 7–4821,300
November 28Virginia Tech*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)
L 3–2039,027[4]
  • *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. ^ Asher, Mark; Cohen, Larry (December 1, 1981). "Bestwick Is Fired As Virginia Coach". The Washington Post. p. D1.
  3. ^ "Cavs nip VMI for 1st victory". The News and Observer. November 1, 1981. Retrieved February 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "VPI overpowers Cavaliers, 20–3". Rocky Mount Telegram. November 29, 1981. Retrieved December 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "1981 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
  6. ^ "All-Time Virginia Box Score Game Statistics". Virginia Cavaliers Official Athletic Site. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
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