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-
2002 Season Highlights
Al Groh enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Virginia.
2002 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Thu., Aug. 22 vs.
Colorado State
29
35
L
@ Charlottesville, VA
Sat., Aug. 31 @
Florida State
19
40
L
Sat., Sep. 7 vs.
South Carolina
34
21
W
Sat., Sep. 21 vs.
Akron
48
29
W
Sat., Sep. 28 @
Wake Forest
38
34
W
Sat., Oct. 5 @
Duke
27
22
W
Sat., Oct. 12 vs.
Clemson
22
17
W
Sat., Oct. 19 vs.
North Carolina
37
27
W
Sat., Oct. 26 @
Georgia Tech
15
23
L
Sat., Nov. 9 @
Penn State
14
35
L
Sat., Nov. 16 vs.
North Carolina State
14
9
W
Sat., Nov. 23 vs.
Maryland
48
13
W
Sat., Nov. 30 @
Virginia Tech
9
21
L
Sat., Dec. 28
West Virginia
48
22
W
@ Charlotte, NC
Meinke Car Care Bowl
2002 Season Totals
Record 9-5
Points Scored 402
Scoring Average 28.7
Points Allowed 348
Defense Average 24.9
Opponents Record 104-79
Conference Record 6-2
Home Record 6-1
Away Record 2-4
2002 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
22 9-5-0
AP
25 9-5-0
Coaches
25 9-5-0
USA Today/ESPN
2002 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2002 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
Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).