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1980 Virginia Cavaliers football team

The 1980 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cavaliers were led by fifth-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 tied for fourth.

1980 Virginia Cavaliers football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record4–7 (2–4 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainQuentin Murray, Brian Musselman, Tommy Vigorito[1]
Home stadiumScott Stadium
Seasons
← 1979
1981 →
1980 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 North Carolina $ 6 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
Maryland 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
NC State 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Clemson 2 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Wake Forest 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Virginia 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Duke 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 131:30 p.m.Navy*
W 6–335,174[2]
September 201:30 p.m.NC State
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 13–2730,072[3]
September 271:30 p.m.at Duke
W 20–1714,144[4]
October 41:30 p.m.at West Virginia*
L 21–4545,088[5]
October 111:30 p.m.Clemson 
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 24–2732,443[6]
October 181:30 p.m.at Virginia Tech*
L 0–3052,000[7]
October 251:00 p.m.at Wake Forest
W 24–2123,300[8]
November 11:30 p.m.at Tennessee*
W 16–1394,333[9]
November 81:30 p.m.Rutgers*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 17–1930,011[10]
November 151:00 p.m.at No. 15 North Carolina
L 3–2649,500[11]
November 221:30 p.m.Maryland
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)
L 0–3122,407[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[13][14]

Roster edit

1980 Virginia Cavaliers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 22 Tommy Vigorito Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DT 99 Stuart Anderson Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

References edit

  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. ^ "Cavs deck Navy on field goals". The Daily News Leader. September 14, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Avery-led State topples Virginia". Greensboro Daily News. September 21, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Virginia hands Duke 9th straight defeat". The Times-Mail. September 28, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "'Explosive' defense paces WVU, 45–21". The Pittsburgh Press. October 5, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Clemson pulls out 27–24 win by Cavs". Bristol Herald Courier. October 12, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Virginia Tech batters rival Virginia 30–0". The Charlotte Observer. October 19, 1980. Retrieved December 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Kirtley's late TD lift Cavaliers, 24–21". The Rocky Mount Telegram. October 26, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Virginia whips Vols". The Daily News Leader. November 2, 1980. Retrieved May 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Falcinelli's late 41-yard field goal lifts Rutgers over Virginia, 19–17". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 9, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Tar Heels earn Bluebonnent berth with 26–3 victory over Virginia". Suffolk News-Herald. November 16, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "U. Va. season of promise ends in 31–0 Terp rout". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 23, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "1980 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
  14. ^ "All-Time Virginia Box Score Game Statistics". Virginia Cavaliers Official Athletic Site. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
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