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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: Al Groh
Conference: Atlantic Coast-

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1888 <-- 2000 <- 2001 -> 2002 --> 2024

2001 Season Highlights

Al Groh enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Virginia.

2001 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Aug. 25	@ Wisconsin	17	26	L	@ Madison, WI
Sat., Sep. 1	vs. Richmond	17	16	W
Sat., Sep. 22	@ Clemson	26	24	W
Sat., Sep. 29	vs. Duke	31	10	W
Sat., Oct. 6	@ Maryland	21	41	L
Sat., Oct. 13	@ North Carolina	24	30	L
Sat., Oct. 20	vs. Florida State	7	43	L
Sat., Oct. 27	@ North Carolina State	0	24	L
Sat., Nov. 3	vs. Wake Forest	30	34	L
Sat., Nov. 10	vs. Georgia Tech	39	38	W
Sat., Nov. 17	vs. Virginia Tech	17	31	L
Sat., Dec. 1	vs. Penn State	20	14	W

2001 Season Totals
Record	5-7
Points Scored	249
Scoring Average	20.8
Points Allowed	331
Defense Average	27.6
Opponents Record	72-59
Conference Record	3-5
Home Record	4-3
Away Record	1-4

2001 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

2001 Atlantic Coast- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Maryland	10-2	413	266	Lost 23-56	7-1	261	173	Ralph Friedgen
Florida State	8-4	403	304	Won 30-17	6-2	304	194	Bobby Bowden
North Carolina	8-5	337	271	Won 16-10	5-3	237	145	John Bunting
Georgia Tech	8-5	405	281	Won 24-14	4-4	246	215	George OLeary
Clemson	7-5	369	339	Won 49-24	4-4	246	268	Tommy Bowden
North Carolina State	7-5	319	257	Lost 19-34	4-4	212	185	Chuck Amato
Wake Forest	6-5	292	311		3-5	213	247	Jim Grobe
Virginia	5-7	249	331		3-5	178	244	Al Groh
Duke	0-11	212	491		0-8	164	390	Carl Franks

2001 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2001 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

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.