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-
1987 Season Highlights
George Welsh enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Virginia.
1987 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 5 @
Georgia
22
30
L
Sat., Sep. 12 @
Maryland
19
21
L
Sat., Sep. 19 vs.
Virginia Tech
14
13
W
Sat., Sep. 26 vs.
Duke
42
17
W
Sat., Oct. 3 vs. Virginia Military Institute
30
0
W
Sat., Oct. 10 @
Clemson
21
38
L
Sat., Oct. 17 @
South Carolina
10
58
L
Sat., Oct. 24 vs.
Wake Forest
35
21
W
Sat., Nov. 7 @
Georgia Tech
23
14
W
Sat., Nov. 14 vs.
North Carolina
20
17
W
Sat., Nov. 21 @
North Carolina State
34
31
W
Tue., Dec. 22
Brigham Young
22
16
W
@ Birmingham, AL
All-American Bowl
1987 Season Totals
Record 8-4
Points Scored 292
Scoring Average 24.3
Points Allowed 276
Defense Average 23.0
Opponents Record 65-61
Conference Record 5-2
Home Record 5-0
Away Record 2-4
1987 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1987 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1987 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 college football National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.