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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.
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 7 | 7:00 pm | Central Michigan* | No. 23 | | | W 55–21 | 41,300 | [1] |
September 14 | 12:00 pm | Maryland | No. 22 | - Scott Stadium
- Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)
| JPS | W 21–3 | 39,200 | [2] |
September 21 | 12:00 pm | at Wake Forest | No. 20 | | JPS | W 42–7 | 23,220 | [3] |
September 28 | 7:30 pm | No. 13 Texas*![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | No. 19 | - Scott Stadium
- Charlottesville, VA
| ESPN | W 37–13 | 45,200 | [4] |
October 5 | 3:30 pm | at Georgia Tech | No. 12 | | ABC | L 7–13 | 44,900 | [5] |
October 19 | 12:00 pm | NC State | No. 20 | - Scott Stadium
- Charlottesville, VA
| JPS | W 62–14 | 40,300 | [6] |
October 26 | 3:30 pm | at No. 3 Florida State | No. 14 | | ABC | L 24–31 | 80,237 | [7] |
November 2 | 1:30 pm | at Duke | No. 16 | | | W 27–3 | 28,276 | [8] |
November 9 | 3:30 pm | Clemson | No. 15 | - Scott Stadium
- Charlottesville, VA
| ABC | L 16–24 | 39,100 | [9] |
November 16 | 3:30 pm | No. 6 North Carolina | No. 24 | | ABC | W 20–17 | 42,500 | [10] |
November 29 | 2:30 pm | at No. 17 Virginia Tech* | No. 20 | | CBS | L 9–26 | 50,290 | [11] |
December 27 | 7:30 pm | vs. No. 19 Miami (FL)* | | | TBS | L 21–31 | 46,418 | [12] |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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1996 Virginia Cavaliers football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Roster
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- ^ "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.
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