1987 Virginia Cavaliers football team
Appearance
1987 Virginia Cavaliers football | |
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All-American Bowl champion | |
All-American Bowl, W 22–16 vs. BYU | |
Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Record | 8–4 (5–2 ACC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Gary Tranquill (1st season) |
Captain | Sean Scott & Scott Secules[1] |
Home stadium | Scott Stadium (Capacity: 42,000) |
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No. 12 Clemson $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Tech | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1987 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cavaliers were led by sixth-year head coach George Welsh and played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing in second. Virginia was invited to the 1987 All-American Bowl in Birmingham, Alabama, where they defeated BYU.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
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September 5 | at No. 20 Georgia* | L 22–30 | |
September 12 | at Maryland | L 19–21 | |
September 19 | Virginia Tech* | W 14–13 | |
September 26 | Duke |
| W 42–17 |
October 3 | VMI* |
| W 30–0 |
October 10 | at No. 8 Clemson | L 21–38 | |
October 17 | at South Carolina* | L 10–58 | |
October 24 | Wake Forest |
| W 35–21 |
November 7 | at Georgia Tech | W 23–14 | |
November 14 | North Carolina |
| W 20–17 |
November 21 | at NC State | W 34–31 | |
December 22 | vs. BYU* | W 22–16 | |
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Source:[2]
Roster
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Players | Coaches | ||||||||||||||||||
Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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References
- ^ "2017 Cavalier Football Fact Book" (PDF). Virginia Cavaliers Athletics. p. 122.
- ^ "1987 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 8, 2018.