Misplaced Pages

1979 Virginia Cavaliers football team

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
American college football season

1979 Virginia Cavaliers football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record6–5 (1–4 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainSteve Potter, Michael Newhall
Home stadiumScott Stadium
Seasons← 19781980 →
1979 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
NC State $ 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Clemson 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Maryland 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Wake Forest 3 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
No. 15 North Carolina 3 – 3 – 0 8 – 3 – 1
Virginia 1 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Duke 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cavaliers were led by fourth-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 sixth.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8Richmond*W 31–029,673
September 15at No. 19 NC StateL 27–3145,800
September 22VMI*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 19–024,872
September 29Duke
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 30–1226,947
October 6at ClemsonL 7–1762,310
October 13James Madison*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 69–918,447
October 20at No. 20 Navy*L 10–1722,604
November 3at Georgia*W 31–059,100
November 10Virginia Tech*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)
W 20–1838,847
November 17North Carolina
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)
L 7–1331,472
November 24at MarylandL 7–1726,071
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1979 Virginia Cavaliers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 22 Ken Tomey Jr
QB 22 Hayden Martin Jr
TE 22 Chris Hardin Jr
RG 22 Curtis Maxwell Jr
TE 22 Walter Pittson Jr
WR 22 Winston Parsons Jr
WR 22 Tim Thompson Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
SS 31 Tony Blount Sr
LB 22 Mark Simpson Jr
Sa 22 Lucas Horton Jr
LT 22 Clyde Robertson Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Pu 22 Steve Thompson Jr
KR 38 Gary Suttle So
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 11, 2018.
  2. "Taylor-led Cavaliers smash Spiders 31–0". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 9, 1979. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Cavaliers push State's Wolfpack". The Daily News Leader. September 16, 1979. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Virginia blanks Keydets". The News and Observer. September 23, 1979. Retrieved February 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Taylor, Vigorito lead Virginia to 30–12 win". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 30, 1979. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Clemson Football Media Guide - 1980". Clemson University. 1980. p. 2. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  7. "Clemson defense leaves Virginia 0-for-forever". The Charlotte Observer. October 7, 1979. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Cavs trample Madison, 69–9". Durham Morning Herald. October 14, 1979. Retrieved March 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Late drive lifts Navy over Cavs". Winston-Salem Journal. October 21, 1979. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Virginia shocks Vince Dooley's Bulldogs 31–0". The Roanoke Times. November 4, 1979. Retrieved October 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Two-point conversion fails, UVA trips VPI". Daily Press. November 11, 1979. Retrieved December 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Tar Heels defeat Cavaliers, 13–7". The Sun-News. November 18, 1979. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Terps rope Cavs, 17–7". Bristol Herald Courier. November 25, 1979. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. "1979 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  15. "All-Time Virginia Box Score Game Statistics". Virginia Cavaliers Official Athletic Site. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
Virginia Cavaliers football
Venues
Bowls & rivalries
Culture & lore
People
Seasons
Categories: