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-
1986 Season Highlights
George Welsh enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Virginia.
1986 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 6 vs.
South Carolina
30
20
W
Sat., Sep. 13 @
Navy
10
20
L
Sat., Sep. 20 vs.
Georgia Tech
14
28
L
Sat., Sep. 27 @
Duke
13
20
L
Sat., Oct. 4 @
Wake Forest
30
28
W
Sat., Oct. 11 vs.
Clemson
17
31
L
Sat., Oct. 25 @
Virginia Tech
10
42
L
Sat., Nov. 1 vs. William & Mary
37
41
L
Sat., Nov. 8 vs.
North Carolina State
20
16
W
Sat., Nov. 15 @
North Carolina
7
27
L
Fri., Nov. 28 vs.
Maryland
10
42
L
1986 Season Totals
Record 3-8
Points Scored 198
Scoring Average 18.0
Points Allowed 315
Defense Average 28.6
Opponents Record 58-47
Conference Record 2-5
Home Record 2-4
Away Record 1-4
1986 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1986 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1986 All Atlantic Coast Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
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