2011 Virginia Cavaliers football team
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| Atlantic Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 22 Clemson x$ | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 23 Florida State | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston College | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coastal Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 21 Virginia Tech x% | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (FL) | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 3 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: Clemson 38, Virginia Tech 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2011 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cavaliers were led by second year head coach Mike London and played their home games at Scott Stadium. They are members of the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 8–5, 5–3 in the Coastal Division to finish in a tie for second place. The Cavaliers appeared in the AP and Coaches poll for the first time since 2007. Memorable moments from the season include: upsetting then #12 and undefeated Georgia Tech and defeating Florida State in Tallahassee for the first time in school history. They also became the first team in NCAA history to win games at Miami and at Florida State in the same season. They were invited to the Chick-fil-A Bowl where they were defeated by Auburn 24–43.
Previous Season
The Cavaliers went 4–8 in 2010, their third losing season in a row, and first under new head coach Mike London. Despite having an off-season recruiting class among the best in the country, a major upset versus the then #22 Miami Hurricanes, and a near-upset in the week two game versus the University of Southern California Trojans, the Cavaliers were plagued by penalties (ranked 117th out of 120 in the country) and turnovers, and finished 5th in the Atlantic Coast Conference's Coastal division. In the ACC Preseason Poll,[1] they were picked to finish at next to last place in the ACC Coastal division, and 11th of 12 overall. ESPN predicted that UVA would be one of the only two ACC teams (alongside Wake Forest) to not achieve bowl eligibility.[2]
Schedule
September 36:00 PMNo. 3 (FCS) William & Mary*
ESPN3W 40–3 51,956 September 107:00 PMat Indiana*
BTNW 34–31 41,549 September 173:30 PMat North Carolina
ESPNUL 17–28 54,100 September 243:30 PMSouthern Miss*
- Scott Stadium
- Charlottesville, VA
ACCRSNL 24–30 43,220 October 13:30 PMIdaho*
- Scott Stadium
- Charlottesville, VA
ESPN3W 21–20 OT39,827
October 153:30 PMNo. 12 Georgia Tech
- Scott Stadium
- Charlottesville, VA
ESPNUW 24–21 47,692[3] October 223:30 PMNC State
- Scott Stadium
- Charlottesville, VA
ESPNUL 14–28 46,030 October 278:00 PMat Miami (FL)
ESPNW 28–21 40,403 November 512:30 PMat Maryland
ACCNW 31–13 37,401 November 123:00 PMDuke
- Scott Stadium
- Charlottesville, VA
ACCRSNW 31–21 45,733 November 197:30 PMat No. 23 Florida State
ESPN2W 14–13 77,178 November 263:30 PMNo. 6 Virginia TechNo. 24
- Scott Stadium
- Charlottesville, VA (Commonwealth Cup)
ABC/ESPN2L 0–38 61,124 December 317:30 PMvs. Auburn*
ESPNL 24–43 72,919
Rankings
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
| AP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | — |
| Coaches | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | — |
| Harris | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | Not released | |||||
| BCS | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released | ||||||
References
- ^ "Media Tabs Florida State as 2011 Favorite". Atlantic Coast Conference. July 25, 2011. Archived from the original on September 7, 2011. Retrieved July 25, 2011.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "What Gets UVA to a Winning Season?". SB Nation. August 21, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
- ^ "Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs. Virginia Cavaliers Box Score". ESPN. October 15, 2011. Retrieved October 15, 2011.
- ^ "Football - 2011 Schedule / Scores". University of Virginia Department of Athletics. Retrieved July 31, 2011.