1971 Virginia Cavaliers football team

The 1971 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. The Cavaliers were led by first-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 tied for third.

1971 Virginia Cavaliers football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record3–8 (2–3 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainGary Helman, Andy Selfridge[1]
Home stadiumScott Stadium
(capacity: 23,848)
1971 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
North Carolina $ 6 –0 –09 –3 –0
Clemson 4 –2 –05 –6 –0
Duke 2 –3 –06 –5 –0
Wake Forest 2 –3 –06 –5 –0
Virginia 2 –3 –03 –8 –0
NC State 2 –4 –03 –8 –0
Maryland 1 –4 –02 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[2]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11Navy*
L 6–1023,500
September 18at No. 4 Michigan*
L 0–5681,391
September 25No. 20 Dukedagger
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 0–2818,500
October 2Vanderbilt*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 27–2312,500
October 9at South Carolina*
L 14–3443,861
October 16vs. Clemson
L 15–3214,000
October 23at Army*
L 9–1442,535
October 30at NC State
W 14–1021,600
November 6Virginia Tech*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)
L 0–630,100[3]
November 13North Carolina
L 20–3218,450
November 20at Maryland
W 29–2712,600
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[4][5]

References
  1. "2017 Cavalier Football Fact Book" (PDF). Virginia Cavaliers Athletics. p. 121. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 28, 2017. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
  2. "1971 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
  3. "Gobblers use 2 field goals, stiff defense to clip Cavaliers by 6–0". Daily Press. November 7, 1971. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "1971 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
  5. "All-Time Virginia Box Score Game Statistics". Virginia Cavaliers Official Athletic Site. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
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