1989 Virginia Cavaliers football team

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1989 Virginia Cavaliers football
ACC co-champion
Florida Citrus Bowl, L 21–31 vs. Illinois
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
APNo. 18
1989 record10–3 (6–1 ACC)
Head coach
  • George Welsh (8th season)
Offensive coordinatorGary Tranquill (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorFrank Spaziani (3rd season)
CaptainRoy Brown, Shawn Moore, Ray Savage
Home stadiumScott Stadium
(capacity: 42,000)
Seasons
← 1988
1990 →
1989 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 18 Virginia + 6 – 1 – 0 10 – 3 – 0
Duke + 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
No. 12 Clemson 5 – 2 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Georgia Tech 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
NC State 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Maryland 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 1
Wake Forest 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 1
North Carolina 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia in the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. They went 10–2 in the regular season and were champions of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They were invited to the 1990 Florida Citrus Bowl, where they were defeated by Illinois.[1]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 31vs. No. 2 Notre Dame*
  • Giants Stadium
  • East Rutherford, NJ (Kickoff Classic)
Raycom, WGNL 13–3677,323
September 9at No. 12 Penn State*
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
W 14–685,956
September 16at Georgia Tech
W 17–1038,062
September 23Duke
W 49–2837,800
September 29William & Mary*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 24–1235,000
October 7at No. 15 Clemson
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC
CBSL 20–3480,638
October 14North Carolina
W 50–1734,600
October 21Wake Forest
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 47–2833,700
October 28Louisville*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 16–1533,400
November 4at No. 18 NC StateNo. 24
W 20-953,000
November 11at Virginia Tech*No. 18
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)
ABCW 32–2544,300
November 18MarylandNo. 16
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD (rivalry)
ESPNW 48–2138,113
January 1vs. No. 11 Illinois*No. 15
ABCL 21–3160,016
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[2]

Personnel[]

1989 Virginia Cavaliers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 12 Shawn Moore
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
  • George Welsh
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

References[]

  1. ^ ESPN College Football Encyclopedia. 2005. pp. 961, 1368–1369.
  2. ^ "All-Time Virginia Box Score Game Statistics". Virginia Cavaliers Official Athletic Site. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
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