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-
1990 Season Highlights
George Welsh enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Virginia.
1990 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 1 @
Kansas
59
10
W
Sat., Sep. 8 vs.
Clemson
20
7
W
Sat., Sep. 15 vs.
Navy
56
14
W
Sat., Sep. 22 @
Duke
59
0
W
Sat., Sep. 29 vs. William & Mary
63
35
W
Sat., Oct. 13 vs.
North Carolina State
31
0
W
Sat., Oct. 20 @
Wake Forest
49
14
W
Sat., Nov. 3 vs.
Georgia Tech
38
41
L
Sat., Nov. 10 @
North Carolina
24
10
W
Sat., Nov. 17 vs.
Maryland
30
35
L
Sat., Nov. 24 @
Virginia Tech
13
38
L
Tue., Jan. 1
Tennessee
22
23
L
@ New Orleans, LA
Sugar Bowl
1990 Season Totals
Record 8-4
Points Scored 464
Scoring Average 38.7
Points Allowed 227
Defense Average 18.9
Opponents Record 70-51
Conference Record 5-2
Home Record 4-2
Away Record 4-1
1990 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
23 8-4-0
AP
15 8-4-0
Coaches
15 8-4-0
UPI
25 8-4-0
USA Today/CNN
1990 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1990 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 first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.