1987 Virginia Cavaliers football team

The 1987 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cavaliers were led by sixth-year head coach George Welsh and played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing in second. Virginia was invited to the 1987 All-American Bowl in Birmingham, Alabama, where they defeated BYU.

1987 Virginia Cavaliers football
All-American Bowl champion
All-American Bowl, W 22–16 vs. BYU
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record8–4 (5–2 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGary Tranquill (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorFrank Spaziani (1st season)
CaptainSean Scott & Scott Secules[1]
Home stadiumScott Stadium
(capacity: 42,000)
1987 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 12 Clemson $ 6 1 010 2 0
Virginia 5 2 08 4 0
Wake Forest 4 3 07 4 0
NC State 4 3 04 7 0
Maryland 3 3 04 7 0
North Carolina 3 4 05 6 0
Duke 2 5 05 6 0
Georgia Tech 0 6 02 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 51:00 p.m.at No. 20 Georgia*L 22–3075,126
September 1212:05 p.m.at MarylandJPSL 19–2135,550
September 191:00 p.m.Virginia Tech*W 14–1344,300
September 267:00 p.m.Dukedagger
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 42–1735,500
October 37:00 p.m.VMI*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 30–023,500
October 1012:00 p.m.at No. 8 ClemsonJPSL 21–3880,500
October 171:30 p.m.at South Carolina*L 10–5867,638
October 247:00 p.m.Wake Forest
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 35–2132,500
November 712:05 p.m.at Georgia TechJPSW 23–1438,111
November 141:00 p.m.North Carolina
W 20–1738,400
November 2112:00 p.m.at NC StateW 34–3135,200
December 228:00 p.m.vs. BYU*RaycomW 22–1637,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1987 Virginia Cavaliers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 10 Scott Secules (C) Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    References

    1. "2017 Cavalier Football Fact Book" (PDF). Virginia Cavaliers Athletics. p. 122. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 28, 2017. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
    2. "1987 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
    3. "All-Time Virginia Box Score Game Statistics". Virginia Cavaliers Official Athletic Site. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
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