1978 Virginia Cavaliers football team
The 1978 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cavaliers were led by third-year head coach Dick Bestwick and played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing in last.
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Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Record | 2–9 (0–6 ACC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Brian Burke (2nd season) |
Captain | Edward Smith, Derrick Glasper[1] |
Home stadium | Scott Stadium (capacity: 37,273) |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Clemson $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 Maryland | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 NC State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 9 | at Wake Forest | L 0–14 | 21,500 | ||
September 16 | Navy*![]() | L 0–32 | 28,472 | ||
September 23 | at Army* | W 21–17 | 26,473 | ||
September 30 | VMI* |
| L 9–17 | 21,150 | [2] |
October 7 | at Duke | L 13–20 | 20,375 | ||
October 14 | Clemson |
| L 14–30 | 19,243 | |
October 21 | Virginia Tech* |
| W 17–7 | 34,275 | [3] |
November 4 | at West Virginia* | L 17–20 | 29,291 | ||
November 11 | No. 13 Maryland |
| L 7–17 | 19,874 | |
November 18 | at North Carolina | L 20–38 | 44,000 | ||
November 25 | NC State |
| L 21–24 | 14,227 | |
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References
- "2017 Cavalier Football Fact Book" (PDF). Virginia Cavaliers Athletics. p. 122. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 28, 2017. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
- "Keydets struggle past Cavs, 17–9". The Herald-Sun. October 1, 1978. Retrieved February 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Virginia upsets VPI 17–7". The Daily News Leader. October 22, 1978. Retrieved December 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "1978 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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