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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: Dick Bestwick
Conference: Atlantic Coast-

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1888 <-- 1976 <- 1977 -> 1978 --> 2024

1977 Season Highlights

Dick Bestwick enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Virginia.

1977 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 10	@ North Carolina State	0	14	L
Sat., Sep. 17	@ Texas	0	68	L
Sat., Sep. 24	vs. Duke	7	31	L
Sat., Oct. 1	vs. West Virginia	0	13	L
Sat., Oct. 8	@ Clemson	0	31	L
Sat., Oct. 15	@ Virginia Tech	14	14	T
Sat., Oct. 22	vs. Wake Forest	12	10	W
Sat., Oct. 29	@ Syracuse	3	6	L
Sat., Nov. 5	vs. Virginia Military Institute	6	30	L
Sat., Nov. 12	vs. North Carolina	14	35	L
Sat., Nov. 19	@ Maryland	0	28	L

1977 Season Totals
Record	1-9 -1
Points Scored	56
Scoring Average	5.1
Points Allowed	280
Defense Average	25.5
Opponents Record	63-49
Conference Record	1-5
Home Record	1-4
Away Record	0-5 -1

1977 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1977 Atlantic Coast- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
North Carolina	8-3-1	251	102	Lost 17-21	5-0-1	131	54	Bill Dooley
Clemson	8-3-1	228	163	Lost 3-34	4-1-1	108	48	Charley Pell
Maryland	8-4	254	179	Won 17-7	4-2	142	74	Jerry Claiborne
North Carolina State	8-4	259	181	Won 24-14	4-2	133	100	Bo Rein
Duke	5-6	231	221		2-4	128	122	Mike McGee
Virginia	1-9-1	56	280		1-5	33	149	Dick Bestwick
Wake Forest	1-10	113	270		0-6	48	176	Chuck Mills

1977 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1977 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.