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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-Coastal

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1888 <-- 2005 <- 2006 -> 2007 --> 2024

2006 Season Highlights

Al Groh enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Virginia.

2006 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 2	@ Pittsburgh	13	38	L
Sat., Sep. 9	vs. Wyoming	13	12	W
Sat., Sep. 16	vs. Western Michigan	10	17	L
Thu., Sep. 21	@ Georgia Tech	7	24	L
Sat., Sep. 30	@ Duke	37	0	W
Sat., Oct. 7	@ East Carolina	21	31	L
Sat., Oct. 14	vs. Maryland	26	28	L
Thu., Oct. 19	vs. North Carolina	23	0	W
Sat., Oct. 28	vs. North Carolina State	14	7	W
Sat., Nov. 4	@ Florida State	0	33	L
Sat., Nov. 18	vs. Miami	17	7	W
Sat., Nov. 25	@ Virginia Tech	0	17	L

2006 Season Totals
Record	5-7
Points Scored	181
Scoring Average	15.1
Points Allowed	214
Defense Average	17.8
Opponents Record	70-77
Conference Record	4-4
Home Record	4-2
Away Record	1-5

2006 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

2006 Atlantic Coast-Coastal Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Georgia Tech	9-5	349	257	Lost 35-38	7-2	219	164	Chan Gailey
Virginia Tech	10-3	336	143	Lost 24-31	6-2	186	93	Frank Beamer
Virginia	5-7	181	214		4-4	124	116	Al Groh
Miami	7-6	255	201	Won 21-20	3-5	127	127	Larry Coker
North Carolina	3-9	216	366		2-6	109	221	John Bunting
Duke	0-12	179	406		0-8	124	280	Ted Roof

2006 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2006 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 biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.