1996 Virginia Cavaliers football team

1996 Virginia Cavaliers football
Carquest Bowl, L, 2131 vs. Miami (FL)
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
1996 record 75 (53 ACC)
Head coach George Welsh
Home stadium Scott Stadium
(Capacity: 42,000)
1996 ACC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#3 Florida State $   8 0         11 1  
#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 coach was coach 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* #23 Scott StadiumCharlottesville, VA W 5521   41,300
September 14 12:00 PM Maryland #22 Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA (Rivalry) JPS W 213   39,200
September 21 12:00 PM at Wake Forest #20 Groves StadiumWinston-Salem, NC JPS W 427   23,220
September 28 7:30 PM #13 Texas*dagger #19 Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA ESPN W 3713   45,100
October 5 3:30 PM at Georgia Tech #12 Bobby Dodd StadiumAtlanta, GA ABC L 713   44,900
October 19 12:00 PM NC State #20 Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA JPS W 6214   40,300
October 26 3:30 PM at #3 Florida State #14 Doak Campbell StadiumTallahassee, FL (Jefferson-Eppes Trophy) ABC L 2431   80,237
November 2 1:30 PM at Duke #16 Wallace Wade StadiumDurham, NC W 273   28,276
November 9 3:30 PM Clemson #15 Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA ABC L 1624   39,100
November 16 3:30 PM #6 North Carolina #24 Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA (South's Oldest Rivalry) ABC W 2017   42,500
November 29 2:30 PM at #17 Virginia Tech* #20 Lane StadiumBlacksburg, VA (Commonwealth Cup) CBS L 926   50,128
December 27 7:30 PM vs. #19 Miami (FL)* Pro Player StadiumMiami Gardens, FL (Carquest Bowl) TBS L 2131   46,418
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

  1. "1996 Virginia Football Results". Virginia Athletics. Archived from the original on October 13, 1999. Retrieved December 5, 2012.
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