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1983 Virginia Cavaliers football team

1983 Virginia Cavaliers football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record6–5 (3–3 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainDave Bond, Rich Riccardi, Wayne Schuchts, Billy Smith[1]
Home stadiumScott Stadium
Seasons
← 1982
1984 →
1983 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Maryland $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
North Carolina 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Georgia Tech 3 – 2 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Virginia 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Duke 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Wake Forest 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
NC State 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
No. 11 Clemson * 0 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – Clemson was under NCAA and ACC probation and was ineligible for the ACC title. As a result, their ACC games did not count in the league standings.[2]
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cavaliers were led by second-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 tied for fourth.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 37:00 p.m.Duke
W 38–3028,947[3]
September 107:00 p.m.Navy*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 27–1633,847[4]
September 177:00 p.m.James Madison*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 21–1431,984[5]
September 2412:35 p.m.at NC State
ABCW 26–1444,800[6]
October 11:30 p.m.at No. 19 Maryland
L 3–2340,200[7]
October 81:00 p.m.at Clemson*A
L 21–4278,500[8]
October 157:00 p.m.VMI*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 38–1030,389[9]
October 221:00 p.m.at Wake Forest
L 34–3817,500[10]
November 38:00 p.m.at Georgia Tech
TBSL 27–3122,032[11]
November 121:30 p.m.No. 19 North Carolinadagger
W 17–1442,933[12]
November 191:00 p.m.Virginia Tech*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)
L 0–4844,572[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[14][15]

A.^ Clemson was under NCAA probation, and was ineligible for the ACC title. Therefore this game did not count in the league standings.[2]

References

  1. ^ "2017 Cavalier Football Fact Book" (PDF). Virginia Cavaliers Athletics. p. 122. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 28, 2017. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
  2. ^ a b Williams, Larry (2012). The Danny Ford Years at Clemson.
  3. ^ "Cavs shock Duke in opener, 38–30". The Roanoke Times & World-News. September 4, 1983. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Virginia sinks Navy by 27–16". The Baltimore Sun. September 11, 1983. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "U. Va whips Dukes". Daily Press. September 18, 1983. Retrieved October 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Heads-up defense enables Virginia to defeat Wolfpack". Winston-Salem Journal. September 25, 1983. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Terps burst Cavs' bubble". The Greenville News. October 2, 1983. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Eppley's passing helps Clemson cool Virginia's ambitions 42–21". The Charlotte Observer. October 9, 1983. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Cavaliers get victory over winless Keydets". The Charlotte Observer. October 16, 1983. Retrieved February 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Deacons earn first ACC win; Stop Cavs, 38–34". The Rocky Mount Telegram. October 23, 1983. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Georgia Tech rambles past Virginia". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 4, 1983. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Virginia upsets favored Tar Heels, 17–14". The Times and Democrat. November 13, 1983. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Virginia Tech thinks 9–2 should mean bowl". Tallahassee Democrat. November 20, 1983. Retrieved January 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "1983 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
  15. ^ "All-Time Virginia Box Score Game Statistics". Virginia Cavaliers Official Athletic Site. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
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