1996 Virginia Cavaliers football team

American college football season

1996 Virginia Cavaliers football
Carquest Bowl, L 21–31 vs. Miami (FL)
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	7–5 (5–3 ACC)
Head coach	George Welsh (15th season)
Offensive coordinator	Tom O'Brien (6th season)
Defensive coordinator	Rick Lantz (6th season)
Captain	Tiki Barber, Todd White
Home stadium	Scott Stadium
Seasons← 1995 1997 →

1996 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 3 Florida State $	8	–	0	11	–	1
No. 10 North Carolina	6	–	2	10	–	2
Clemson	6	–	2	7	–	5
Virginia	5	–	3	7	–	5
Georgia Tech	4	–	4	5	–	6
Maryland	3	–	5	5	–	6
NC State	3	–	5	3	–	8
Wake Forest	1	–	7	3	–	8
Duke	0	–	8	0	–	11

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was George Welsh. They played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 7	7:00 pm	Central Michigan*	No. 23	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA		W 55–21	41,300
September 14	12:00 pm	Maryland	No. 22	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)	JPS	W 21–3	39,200
September 21	12:00 pm	at Wake Forest	No. 20	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	JPS	W 42–7	23,220
September 28	7:30 pm	No. 13 Texas*	No. 19	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ESPN	W 37–13	45,200
October 5	3:30 pm	at Georgia Tech	No. 12	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	ABC	L 7–13	44,900
October 19	12:00 pm	NC State	No. 20	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	JPS	W 62–14	40,300
October 26	3:30 pm	at No. 3 Florida State	No. 14	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL (Jefferson–Eppes Trophy)	ABC	L 24–31	80,237
November 2	1:30 pm	at Duke	No. 16	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC		W 27–3	28,276
November 9	3:30 pm	Clemson	No. 15	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ABC	L 16–24	39,100
November 16	3:30 pm	No. 6 North Carolina	No. 24	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (South's Oldest Rivalry)	ABC	W 20–17	42,500
November 29	2:30 pm	at No. 17 Virginia Tech*	No. 20	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)	CBS	L 9–26	50,290
December 27	7:30 pm	vs. No. 19 Miami (FL)*		Pro Player Stadium Miami Gardens, FL (Carquest Bowl)	TBS	L 21–31	46,418
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Roster

1996 Virginia Cavaliers football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
RB	`21`	Tiki Barber	Sr
G	`63`	Trevor Britton	Jr
QB	`11`	Aaron Brooks	So
WR	`17`	Germane Crowell	Jr
RB, WR	`28`	Terrence Wilkins	So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DT	`85`	Maurice Anderson	Fr
DE	`94`	Duane Ashman	Sr
DB	`19`	Ronde Barber	Jr
LB	`42`	James Farrior	Sr
DE	`98`	Jon Harris	Sr
DE	`58`	Patrick Kerney	So
LB	`44`	Wali Rainer	So
LB	`33`	Jamie Sharper	Sr
LB	`9`	Shannon Taylor	Fr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Head coach

George Welsh

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster

References

"Virginia rolls over CMU to give Welsh 99th victory". Detroit Free Press. September 8, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"Defense creates offense in Virginia's victory". Potomac News. September 15, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"Cavs crank up offense". Daily Press. September 22, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"No. 19 Virginia rolls to 37–13 win over No. 13 Texas". The Tyler Courier-Times Telegraph. September 29, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"Ga. Tech nips No. 12 Virginia". The Orlando Sentinel. October 6, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"Cavs maul Wolfpack". The Charlotte Observer. October 20, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"Seminoles avenge only ACC loss". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 27, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"Cavs punch out Duke 27–3". Bristol Herald Courier. November 3, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"Clemson contains U. Va". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 10, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"The Cavs have big comeback". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. November 17, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"Virginia Tech rips Virginia to go 10–1". Austin American-Statesman. November 30, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"Big Mack attack". The Palm Beach Post. December 28, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"1996 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 10, 2024.

v t e Virginia Cavaliers football
Venues	Madison Hall Field (1888–1912) Lambeth Field (1913–1930) Scott Stadium (1931–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Florida State: Jefferson-Eppes Trophy Maryland North Carolina: South's Oldest Rivalry Virginia Tech
Culture & lore	"The Cavalier Song" "The Good Old Song" Cavalier Marching Band 1990 Georgia Tech game 2022 shooting
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders W. A. Lambeth
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