1982 Virginia Cavaliers football team

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1982 Virginia Cavaliers football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1982 record2–9 (1–5 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainPat Chester, Kevin Riccio[1]
Home stadiumScott Stadium
(capacity: 42,000)
Seasons
← 1981
1983 →
1982 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Clemson $ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 1
No. 20 Maryland 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
No. 18 North Carolina 3 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Duke 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
NC State 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Virginia 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Wake Forest 0 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1982 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cavaliers were led by first-year head coach George Welsh 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 11at Navy*
L 16–3026,017
September 18James Madison*
L 17–2123,524[2]
September 25at Duke
L 17–5121,725
October 2NC State
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 13–1623,747
October 9Clemson
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 0–4830,971
October 23Wake Forest
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 34–2724,105
October 30VMI*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 37–629,456[3]
November 6at Georgia Tech*
L 32–3822,103
November 13at North Carolina
L 14–2749,500
November 20No. 19 Maryland
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)
L 14–4520,002
November 25at Virginia Tech*
L 14–2123,800
  • *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. ^ "Dukes stun Virginia, 21–17". The Baltimore Sun. September 19, 1982. Retrieved October 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Virginia's defense overwhelms Keydets". The Charlotte Observer. October 31, 1982. Retrieved February 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "1982 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
  5. ^ "All-Time Virginia Box Score Game Statistics". Virginia Cavaliers Official Athletic Site. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
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