1982 Virginia Cavaliers football team

American college football season

1982 Virginia Cavaliers football

Conference| Atlantic Coast Conference
Record| 2–9 (1–5 ACC)
Head coach|

* George Welsh (1st season)

Captain| Pat Chester, Kevin Riccio[1]
Home stadium| Scott Stadium

Seasons

<- 1981

1983 ->

1982 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 8 Clemson $  | 6  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 9  | - | 1  | - | 1
No. 20 Maryland | 5  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 4  | - | 0
No. 18 North Carolina | 3  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 4  | - | 0
Duke | 3  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 0
NC State | 3  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 0
Virginia | 1  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 9  | - | 0
Wake Forest | 0  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 8  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1982 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cavaliers were led by first-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 sixth.

## Schedule[edit]

Date| Time| Opponent| Site| TV| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 11| 3:50 p.m.| at Navy*|

* Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
* Annapolis, MD

| ABC| L 16–30| 26,017|
September 18| 1:30 p.m.| James Madison*|

* Scott Stadium
* Charlottesville, VA

| | L 17–21| 23,524| [2]
September 25| 1:30 p.m.| at Duke|

* Wallace Wade Stadium
* Durham, NC

| | L 17–51| 21,725|
October 2| 1:30 p.m.| NC State|

* Scott Stadium
* Charlottesville, VA

| | L 13–16| 23,747|
October 9| 8:00 p.m.| Clemson|

* Scott Stadium
* Charlottesville, VA

| TBS| L 0–48| 30,971|
October 23| 1:30 p.m.| Wake Forest|

* Scott Stadium
* Charlottesville, VA

| | W 34–27| 24,105|
October 30| 1:30 p.m.| VMI*|

* Scott Stadium
* Charlottesville, VA

| | W 37–6| 29,456| [3]
November 6| 1:30 p.m.| at Georgia Tech*|

* Grant Field
* Atlanta, GA

| | L 32–38| 22,103|
November 13| 1:00 p.m.| at North Carolina|

* Kenan Memorial Stadium
* Chapel Hill, NC (South's Oldest Rivalry)

| | L 14–27| 49,500|
November 20| 1:30 p.m.| No. 19 Maryland|

* Scott Stadium
* Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)

| | L 14–45| 20,002|
November 25| 8:15 p.m.| at Virginia Tech*|

* Lane Stadium
* Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)

| TBS| L 14–21| 23,800| [4]

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

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## References[edit]

1. ^ "2017 Cavalier Football Fact Book" (PDF). Virginia Cavaliers Athletics. p. 122\. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 28, 2017. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
2. ^ "Dukes stun Virginia, 21–17". The Baltimore Sun. September 19, 1982. Retrieved October 11, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Virginia's defense overwhelms Keydets". The Charlotte Observer. October 31, 1982. Retrieved February 3, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Tech tops Cavs as Dooley gains 100th career win". The Herald-Sun. November 26, 1982. Retrieved January 6, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "1982 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
6. ^ "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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* NFL draftees
* Statistical leaders
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