1973 Virginia Cavaliers football team
The 1973 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. The Cavaliers were led by third-year head coach Don Lawrence and played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing in fourth. Lawrence was fired as head coach following the end of the season. He had a record of 11–22 at Virginia.[3]
| 1973 Virginia Cavaliers football | |
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| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Record | 4–7 (3–3 ACC) |
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| Captain | Paul Ryczek, Gerard Mullins, Anthony Zmudzin[1] |
| Home stadium | Scott Stadium (capacity: 28,000) |
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| No. 16 NC State $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Maryland | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 8 | VMI* | W 16–0 | 21,000 | [4] | |
| September 15 | at No. 17 NC State | L 23–43 | 36,200 | ||
| September 22 | at No. 20 Missouri* | L 7–31 | 42,250 | ||
| September 29 | Duke |
| W 7–3 | 20,300 | |
| October 6 | Vanderbilt* |
| L 22–39 | 21,000 | [5] |
| October 13 | at Clemson | L 27–32 | 28,000 | ||
| October 20 | at Virginia Tech* | L 15–27 | 38,000 | [6] | |
| October 27 | Wake Forest |
| W 21–10 | 16,100 | |
| November 3 | North Carolina |
| W 44–40 | 23,500 | |
| November 10 | at Maryland | L 0–33 | 22,300 | ||
| November 17 | at West Virginia* | L 17–42 | 26,000 | ||
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Personnel
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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References
- "2017 Cavalier Football Fact Book" (PDF). Virginia Cavaliers Athletics. p. 121. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 28, 2017. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
- "1973 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
- "Don Lawrence Fired". The Washington Post. November 20, 1973. p. D1.
- "Virginia rocks VMI 16–0 in 1973 football opener". The Danville Register. September 9, 1973. Retrieved February 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Vandy wallops Virginia". Bristol Herald Courier. October 7, 1973. Retrieved October 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "VPI shades Cavaliers by 27–15". Daily Press. October 21, 1973. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "1973 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
- "All-Time Virginia Box Score Game Statistics". Virginia Cavaliers Official Athletic Site. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
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