1989 Virginia Cavaliers football team
The 1989 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia in the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. They went 10–2 in the regular season and were champions of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They were invited to the 1990 Florida Citrus Bowl, where they were defeated by Illinois.[1]
| 1989 Virginia Cavaliers football | |
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ACC co-champion | |
Florida Citrus Bowl, L 21–31 vs. Illinois | |
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 15 |
| AP | No. 18 |
| Record | 10–3 (6–1 ACC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Gary Tranquill (3rd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Frank Spaziani (3rd season) |
| Captain | Roy Brown, Shawn Moore, Ray Savage |
| Home stadium | Scott Stadium (capacity: 42,000) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Virginia + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Clemson | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 31 | 8:00 p.m. | vs. No. 2 Notre Dame* | Raycom, WGN | L 13–36 | 77,323 | ||
| September 9 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 12 Penn State* | W 14–6 | 85,956 | |||
| September 16 | 12:00 p.m. | at Georgia Tech | JPS | W 17–10 | 38,062 | ||
| September 23 | 7:00 p.m. | Duke | W 49–28 | 37,800 | |||
| September 30 | 7:00 p.m. | William & Mary* |
| W 24–12 | 35,000 | ||
| October 7 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 15 Clemson | CBS | L 20–34 | 80,638 | ||
| October 14 | 1:00 p.m. | North Carolina |
| W 50–17 | 34,600 | ||
| October 21 | 4:00 p.m. | Wake Forest |
| W 47–28 | 33,700 | ||
| October 28 | 1:00 p.m. | Louisville* |
| W 16–15 | 33,400 | ||
| November 4 | 12:30 p.m. | at No. 18 NC State | No. 24 | JPS | W 20-9 | 53,000 | |
| November 11 | 1:00 p.m. | Virginia Tech* | No. 18 |
| W 32–25 | 44,300 | |
| November 18 | 4:00 p.m. | at Maryland | No. 16 | ESPN | W 48–21 | 38,113 | |
| January 1 | 1:35 p.m. | vs. No. 11 Illinois* | No. 15 | ABC | L 21–31 | 60,016 | |
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Personnel
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Offense
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Special teams
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Season summary
vs Notre Dame
Kickoff Classic: #2 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (0–0) vs. Virginia Cavaliers (0–0)
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Virginia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| Notre Dame | 19 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 36 |
at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Date: August 31
- Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT
- Game attendance: 77,323
- Recap/Box Score
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Largest crowd for college football game at Giants Stadium
At Penn State
References
- ESPN College Football Encyclopedia. 2005. pp. 961, 1368–1369.
- "All-Time Virginia Box Score Game Statistics". Virginia Cavaliers Official Athletic Site. May 21, 2020. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
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