1979 Virginia Cavaliers football team

1979 Virginia Cavaliers football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	6–5 (1–4 ACC)
Head coach	Dick Bestwick (4th season)
Captain	Steve Potter, Michael Newhall
Home stadium	Scott Stadium (Capacity: 37,273)

1979 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
NC State $	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Clemson	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Maryland	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Wake Forest	3	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
No. 15 North Carolina	3	–	3	–	0			8	–	3	–	1
Virginia	1	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Duke	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cavaliers were led by fourth-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 sixth.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 8	Richmond*	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	W 31–0
September 15	at No. 19 NC State	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	L 27–31
September 22	VMI*	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	W 19–0
September 29	Duke	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	W 30–12
October 6	at Clemson	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	L 7–17
October 13	James Madison*	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	W 69–9
October 20	at No. 20 Navy*	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 10–17
November 3	at Georgia*	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	W 31–0
November 10	Virginia Tech*	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)	W 20–18
November 17	North Carolina	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (South's Oldest Rivalry)	L 7–13
November 24	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD (rivalry)	L 7–17
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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