1974 Virginia Cavaliers football team
The 1974 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. The Cavaliers were led by first-year head coach Sonny Randle and played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing in sixth.
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| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Record | 4–7 (1–5 ACC) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Carl Reese (1st season) |
| Captain | Dick Ambrose[1] |
| Home stadium | Scott Stadium (capacity: 28,000) |
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| No. 13 Maryland $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 NC State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 14 | at Navy* | L 28–35 | 16,987 | ||
| September 21 | William & Mary* | W 38–28 | 26,000 | ||
| September 28 | at Duke | L 7–27 | 18,250 | ||
| October 5 | at Georgia Tech* | L 24–28 | 26,371 | ||
| October 12 | No. 11 NC State |
| L 21–22 | 27,100 | |
| October 19 | Virginia Tech* |
| W 28–27 | 32,149 | [3] |
| October 26 | at Wake Forest | W 14–0 | 13,700 | ||
| November 2 | at North Carolina | L 10–24 | 38,500 | ||
| November 9 | VMI* |
| W 28–10 | 26,030 | [4] |
| November 16 | at Clemson | L 9–28 | 34,100 | ||
| November 23 | No. 11 Maryland |
| L 0–10 | 22,100 | |
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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.
- "1974 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
- "Virginia outlasts Gobblers 28–27". Daily Press. October 20, 1974. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Cavs trounce VMI". The Herald-Sun. November 10, 1974. Retrieved February 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "1974 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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