1977 Virginia Cavaliers football team

The 1977 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. The Cavaliers were led by second-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.

1977 Virginia Cavaliers football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record1–9–1 (1–5 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrian Burke (1st season)
CaptainSamuel Pfabe[1]
Home stadiumScott Stadium
(capacity: 28,000)
1977 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 17 North Carolina $ 5 –0 –18 –3 –1
No. 19 Clemson 4 –1 –18 –3 –1
NC State 4 –2 –08 –4 –0
Maryland 4 –2 –08 –4 –0
Duke 2 –4 –05 –6 –0
Virginia 1 –5 –01 –9 –1
Wake Forest 0 –6 –01 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10at NC State
L 0–1438,800
September 17at No. 18 Texas*
L 0–6841,000
September 24Dukedagger
L 7–3126,000
October 1West Virginia*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 0–1321,500
October 8at Clemson
L 0–3149,830
October 15at Virginia Tech*
T 14–1440,000[2]
October 22Wake Forest
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 12–1021,500
October 29at Syracuse*
L 3–620,859
November 5VMI*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 6–3021,000[3]
November 12No. 19 North Carolina
L 14–3521,000
November 19at Maryland
L 0–2833,787
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References
  1. "2017 Cavalier Football Fact Book" (PDF). Virginia Cavaliers Athletics. p. 122. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 28, 2017. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  2. "Gobblers rally to tie UVA 14–14". Daily Press. October 16, 1977. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "VMI trounces Virginia for 'Big Five' crown". The Herald-Sun. November 6, 1977. Retrieved February 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "1977 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  5. "All-Time Virginia Box Score Game Statistics". Virginia Cavaliers Official Athletic Site. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
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