1980 Virginia Cavaliers football team
The 1980 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cavaliers were led by fifth-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 tied for fourth.
| 1980 Virginia Cavaliers football | |
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| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Record | 4–7 (2–4 ACC) |
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| Captain | Quentin Murray, Brian Musselman, Tommy Vigorito[1] |
| Home stadium | Scott Stadium (capacity: 42,073) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 North Carolina $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 13 | 1:30 p.m. | Navy* | W 6–3 | 35,174 | ||
| September 20 | 1:30 p.m. | NC State |
| L 13–27 | 30,072 | |
| September 27 | 1:30 p.m. | at Duke | W 20–17 | 14,144 | ||
| October 4 | 1:30 p.m. | at West Virginia* | L 21–45 | 45,088 | ||
| October 11 | 1:30 p.m. | Clemson |
| L 24–27 | 32,443 | |
| October 18 | 1:30 p.m. | at Virginia Tech* | L 0–30 | 52,000 | [2] | |
| October 25 | 1:00 p.m. | at Wake Forest | W 24–21 | 23,300 | ||
| November 1 | 1:30 p.m. | at Tennessee* | W 16–13 | 94,333 | [3] | |
| November 8 | 1:30 p.m. | Rutgers* |
| L 17–19 | 30,011 | |
| November 15 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 15 North Carolina | L 3–26 | 49,500 | ||
| November 22 | 1:30 p.m. | Maryland |
| L 0–31 | 22,407 | |
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Roster
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Special teams
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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 10, 2018.
- "Virginia Tech batters rival Virginia 30–0". The Charlotte Observer. October 19, 1980. Retrieved December 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Virginia whips Vols". The Daily News Leader. November 2, 1980. Retrieved May 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "1980 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
- "All-Time Virginia Box Score Game Statistics". Virginia Cavaliers Official Athletic Site. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
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