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1978 Virginia Cavaliers football team

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1978 Virginia Cavaliers football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record2–9 (0–6 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainEdward Smith, Derrick Glasper[1]
Home stadiumScott Stadium
(Capacity: 37,273)
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
1978 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Clemson $ 6 0 0 11 1 0
No. 20 Maryland 5 1 0 9 3 0
No. 18 NC State 4 2 0 9 3 0
North Carolina 3 3 0 5 6 0
Duke 2 4 0 4 7 0
Wake Forest 1 5 0 1 10 0
Virginia 0 6 0 2 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cavaliers were led by third-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 last.

Schedule

September 9at Wake Forest

L 0–14 September 16Navy*

L 0–32 September 23at Army*

W 21–17 September 30VMI*

  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA

L 9–17 October 7at Duke

L 13–20 October 14Clemson

  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA

L 14–30 October 21Virginia Tech*

  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA (Rivalry)

W 17–7 November 4at West Virginia*

L 17–20 November 11No. 13 Maryland

  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA (Rivalry)

L 7–17 November 18at North Carolina

L 20–38 November 25NC State

  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA

L 21–24

Template:CFB Schedule End Source:[2]

References

  1. ^ "2017 Cavalier Football Fact Book" (PDF). Virginia Cavaliers Athletics. p. 122.
  2. ^ "1978 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 11, 2018.