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Virginia Football Team History


Virginia Cavaliers
University of Virginia
 Charlottesville, VA
Founded: 1819
Stadium: Scott Stadium
Capacity: 62,500
Colors: Navy Blue & Orange
Coach: George Welsh
Conference: Atlantic Coast-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1888  <-- 1986 <- 1987 -> 1988 --> 2024
1987 Season Highlights
 George Welsh enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Virginia.
 
1987 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 5  @ Georgia  22   30   L       
 Sat., Sep. 12  @ Maryland  19   21   L       
 Sat., Sep. 19  vs. Virginia Tech  14   13   W       
 Sat., Sep. 26  vs. Duke  42   17   W       
 Sat., Oct. 3  vs. Virginia Military Institute  30   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 10  @ Clemson  21   38   L       
 Sat., Oct. 17  @ South Carolina  10   58   L       
 Sat., Oct. 24  vs. Wake Forest  35   21   W       
 Sat., Nov. 7  @ Georgia Tech  23   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 14  vs. North Carolina  20   17   W       
 Sat., Nov. 21  @ North Carolina State  34   31   W       
 Tue., Dec. 22   Brigham Young  22   16   W    @ Birmingham, AL   All-American Bowl
 
1987 Season Totals
  Record8-4
  Points Scored292
  Scoring Average24.3
  Points Allowed276
  Defense Average23.0
  Opponents Record65-61
  Conference Record5-2
  Home Record5-0
  Away Record2-4
1987 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1987 Atlantic Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Clemson 10-2333176Won  35-106-1205116  Danny Ford
Virginia 8-4292276Won  22-165-2194159  George Welsh
Wake Forest 7-4201185 4-3144130  Bill Dooley
North Carolina State 4-7212302 4-3184159  Dick Sheridan
North Carolina 5-6214207 3-4125131  Dick Crum
Maryland 4-7194301 3-3102155  Joe Krivak
Duke 5-6301243 2-5194183  Steve Spurrier
Miami 12-0412125Won  20-14  Jimmy Johnson
Georgia Tech 2-9199275 0-669184  Bobby Ross

1987 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1987 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

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.