1996 Virginia Cavaliers football team

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1996 Virginia Cavaliers football
U of Virginia text logo.svg
Carquest Bowl, L 21–31 vs. Miami (FL)
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1996 record7–5 (5–3 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTom O'Brien (6th season)
Defensive coordinatorRick Lantz (6th season)
CaptainTiki Barber, Todd White
Home stadiumScott Stadium
(capacity: 42,000)
Seasons
← 1995
1997 →
1996 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 Florida State $   8 – 0     11 – 1  
No. 10 North Carolina   6 – 2     10 – 2  
Clemson   6 – 2     7 – 5  
Virginia   5 – 3     7 – 5  
Georgia Tech   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Maryland   3 – 5     5 – 6  
NC State   3 – 5     3 – 8  
Wake Forest   1 – 7     3 – 8  
Duke   0 – 8     0 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was George Welsh. They played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 77:00 pmCentral Michigan*No. 23
W 55–2141,300
September 1412:00 pmMarylandNo. 22
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)
JPSW 21–339,200
September 2112:00 pmat Wake ForestNo. 20
JPSW 42–723,220
September 287:30 pmNo. 13 Texas*daggerNo. 19
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
ESPNW 37–1345,100
October 53:30 pmat Georgia TechNo. 12
ABCL 7–1344,900
October 1912:00 pmNC StateNo. 20
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
JPSW 62–1440,300
October 263:30 pmat No. 3 Florida StateNo. 14
ABCL 24–3180,237
November 21:30 pmat DukeNo. 16
W 27–328,276
November 93:30 pmClemsonNo. 15
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
ABCL 16–2439,100
November 163:30 pmNo. 6 North CarolinaNo. 24
ABCW 20–1742,500
November 292:30 pmat No. 17 Virginia Tech*No. 20
CBSL 9–2650,128
December 277:30 pmvs. No. 19 Miami (FL)*
TBSL 21–3146,418
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[1]

Roster[]

1996 Virginia Cavaliers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 21 Tiki Barber Sr
G 63 Trevor Britton Jr
QB 11 Aaron Brooks So
WR 17 Germane Crowell Jr
RB, WR 28 Terrence Wilkins So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DT 85 Maurice Anderson Redshirt.svg Fr
DE 94 Duane Ashman Sr
DB 19 Ronde Barber Jr
LB 42 James Farrior Sr
DE 98 Jon Harris Sr
DE 58 Patrick Kerney So
LB 44 Wali Rainer So
LB 33 Jamie Sharper Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

References[]

  1. ^ "1996 Virginia Football Results". Virginia Athletics. Archived from the original on September 2, 1999. Retrieved December 5, 2012.
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