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-
1983 Season Highlights
George Welsh enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Virginia.
1983 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 3 vs.
Duke
38
30
W
Sat., Sep. 10 vs.
Navy
27
16
W
Sat., Sep. 17 vs.
James Madison
21
14
W
Sat., Sep. 24 @
North Carolina State
26
14
W
Sat., Oct. 1 @
Maryland
3
23
L
Sat., Oct. 8 @
Clemson
21
42
L
Sat., Oct. 15 vs. Virginia Military Institute
38
10
W
Sat., Oct. 22 @
Wake Forest
34
38
L
Thu., Nov. 3 @
Georgia Tech
27
31
L
Sat., Nov. 12 vs.
North Carolina
17
14
W
Sat., Nov. 19 vs.
Virginia Tech
0
48
L
1983 Season Totals
Record 6-5
Points Scored 252
Scoring Average 22.9
Points Allowed 280
Defense Average 25.5
Opponents Record 53-58
Conference Record 3-4
Home Record 5-1
Away Record 1-4
1983 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1983 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1983 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.