1988 Virginia Cavaliers football team

The 1988 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cavaliers were led by seventh-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.

1988 Virginia Cavaliers football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record7–4 (5–2 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGary Tranquill (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorFrank Spaziani (2nd season)
CaptainRoy Brown, David Griggs, Jeff Lageman
Home stadiumScott Stadium
(capacity: 42,000)
1988 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 9 Clemson $ 6 1 010 2 0
Virginia 5 2 07 4 0
NC State 4 2 18 3 1
Wake Forest 4 3 06 4 1
Maryland 4 3 05 6 0
Duke 3 3 17 3 1
North Carolina 1 6 01 10 0
Georgia Tech 0 7 03 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 37:00 p.m.William & Mary*W 31–2332,000
September 107:00 p.m.No. 18 Penn State*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 14–4245,000
September 1712:00 p.m.Georgia Tech
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
JPSW 17–1624,800
September 2412:00 p.m.at DukeJPSL 34–3820,200
October 81:00 p.m.No. 11 Clemsondagger
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 7–1042,000
October 154:00 p.m.at Louisville*L 28–3030,142
October 2212:00 p.m.at Wake ForestJPSW 34–1421,300
October 291:00 p.m.at Virginia Tech*W 16–1050,329
November 51:00 p.m.NC State
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 19–1431,600
November 122:00 p.m.at North CarolinaW 27–2445,000
November 1912:00 p.m.Maryland
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)
JPSW 24–2330,600
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1988 Virginia Cavaliers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 17 John Ford
QB 12 Shawn Moore
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 66 Jeff Lageman
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

    References

    1. "1988 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
    2. "All-Time Virginia Box Score Game Statistics". Virginia Cavaliers Official Athletic Site. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
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