1973 Virginia Cavaliers football team

American college football season

1973 Virginia Cavaliers football

Conference| Atlantic Coast Conference
Record| 4–7 (3–3 ACC)
Head coach|

* Don Lawrence (3rd season)

Captain| Paul Ryczek, Gerard Mullins, Anthony Zmudzin[1]
Home stadium| Scott Stadium

Seasons

<- 1972

1974 ->

1973 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 16 NC State $  | 6  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 9  | - | 3  | - | 0
No. 20 Maryland | 5  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 4  | - | 0
Clemson | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 6  | - | 0
Virginia | 3  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 7  | - | 0
Duke | 1  | - | 4  | - | 1 |  |  | 2  | - | 8  | - | 1
North Carolina | 1  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 7  | - | 0
Wake Forest | 0  | - | 5  | - | 1 |  |  | 1  | - | 9  | - | 1

* $ - Conference champion

Rankings from AP Poll[2]

The 1973 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. The Cavaliers were led by third-year head coach Don Lawrence and played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing in fourth. Lawrence was fired as head coach following the end of the season. He had a record of 11–22 at Virginia.[3]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 8| VMI*|

* Scott Stadium
* Charlottesville, VA

| W 16–0| 21,000| [4]
September 15| at No. 17 NC State|

* Carter Stadium
* Raleigh, NC

| L 23–43| 36,200| [5]
September 22| at No. 20 Missouri*|

* Faurot Field
* Columbia, MO

| L 7–31| 42,250| [6]
September 29| Duke|

* Scott Stadium
* Charlottesville, VA

| W 7–3| 20,300| [7]
October 6| Vanderbilt*|

* Scott Stadium
* Charlottesville, VA

| L 22–39| 21,000| [8]
October 13| at Clemson|

* Memorial Stadium
* Clemson, SC

| L 27–32| 28,000| [9]
October 20| at Virginia Tech*|

* Lane Stadium
* Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)

| L 15–27| 38,000| [10]
October 27| Wake Forest|

* Scott Stadium
* Charlottesville, VA

| W 21–10| 16,100| [11]
November 3| North Carolina|

* Scott Stadium
* Charlottesville, VA (South's Oldest Rivalry)

| W 44–40| 23,500| [12]
November 10| at Maryland|

* Byrd Stadium
* College Park, MD (rivalry)

| L 0–33| 22,300| [13]
November 17| at West Virginia*|

* Mountaineer Field
* Morgantown, WV

| L 17–42| 26,000| [14]

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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## Personnel

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1973 Virginia Cavaliers football team roster

Players  | Coaches
Offense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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QB | `` | Scott Gardner | So
Defense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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Special teams | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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Head coach

* Don Lawrence

Coordinators/assistant coaches

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible

* Injured
* Redshirt

## References

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1. ^ "2017 Cavalier Football Fact Book" (PDF). Virginia Cavaliers Athletics. p. 121\. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 28, 2017. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
2. ^ "1973 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
3. ^ "Don Lawrence Fired". The Washington Post. November 20, 1973. p. D1.
4. ^ "Virginia rocks VMI 16–0 in 1973 football opener". The Danville Register. September 9, 1973. Retrieved February 1, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Wolfpack hands Virginia 43–23 shellacking". Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel. September 16, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Mizzou rips Virginia, 31–7". The Sunday Oklahoman. September 23, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Virginia spills Duke 7–3". The Tennessean. September 30, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Vandy wallops Virginia". Bristol Herald Courier. October 7, 1973. Retrieved October 25, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Tigers rally past Virginia". Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel. October 14, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "VPI shades Cavaliers by 27–15". Daily Press. October 21, 1973. Retrieved December 14, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Virginia defeats Wake 21–10". The Times and Democrat. October 28, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "UNC falls by 44–40 to Cavs". Tallahassee Democrat. November 4, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
13. ^ "Kinard sparks Terps past UVa". Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel. November 11, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
14. ^ "W. Virginia wallops Virginia". The Pittsburgh Press. November 18, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
15. ^ "1973 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
16. ^ "All-Time Virginia Box Score Game Statistics". Virginia Cavaliers Official Athletic Site. Retrieved June 5, 2021.

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Virginia Cavaliers football

Venues|

* Madison Hall Field (1888–1912)
* Lambeth Field (1913–1930)
* Scott Stadium (1931–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Florida State: Jefferson-Eppes Trophy
* Maryland
* North Carolina: South's Oldest Rivalry
* Virginia Tech

Culture & lore|

* "The Cavalier Song"
* "The Good Old Song"
* Cavalier Marching Band
* 1990 Georgia Tech game
* 2022 shooting

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* Head coaches
* NFL draftees
* Statistical leaders
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