Virginia Football Team History
Virginia Cavaliers
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA
Founded: 1819 Stadium: Scott Stadium Capacity: 62,500 Colors: Navy Blue & Orange Coach: Dick Bestwick Conference: Atlantic Coast-
1980 Season Highlights
Dick Bestwick enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Virginia.
1980 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 13 vs.
Navy
6
3
W
Sat., Sep. 20 vs.
North Carolina State
13
27
L
Sat., Sep. 27 @
Duke
20
17
W
Sat., Oct. 4 @
West Virginia
21
45
L
Sat., Oct. 11 vs.
Clemson
24
27
L
Sat., Oct. 18 @
Virginia Tech
0
30
L
Sat., Oct. 25 @
Wake Forest
24
21
W
Sat., Nov. 1 @
Tennessee
16
13
W
Sat., Nov. 8 vs.
Rutgers
17
19
L
Sat., Nov. 15 @
North Carolina
3
26
L
Sat., Nov. 22 vs.
Maryland
0
31
L
1980 Season Totals
Record 4-7
Points Scored 144
Scoring Average 13.1
Points Allowed 259
Defense Average 23.5
Opponents Record 72-54
Conference Record 2-4
Home Record 1-4
Away Record 3-3
1980 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1980 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1980 All Atlantic Coast Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Field goals in college football were originally worth five points. This was decreased to four points in 1904 and three points in 1909.