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-
1989 Season Highlights
George Welsh enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Virginia.
The Cavaliers won the Atlantic Coast Conference Championship.
1989 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Thu., Aug. 31 vs.
Notre Dame
13
36
L
@ East Rutherford, NJ
Sat., Sep. 9 @
Penn State
14
6
W
Sat., Sep. 16 @
Georgia Tech
17
10
W
Sat., Sep. 23 vs.
Duke
49
28
W
Sat., Sep. 30 vs. William & Mary
24
12
W
Sat., Oct. 7 @
Clemson
20
34
L
Sat., Oct. 14 vs.
North Carolina
50
17
W
Sat., Oct. 21 vs.
Wake Forest
47
28
W
Sat., Oct. 28 vs.
Louisville
16
15
W
Sat., Nov. 4 @
North Carolina State
20
9
W
Sat., Nov. 11 vs.
Virginia Tech
32
25
W
Sat., Nov. 18 @
Maryland
48
21
W
Mon., Jan. 1
Illinois
21
31
L
@ Orlando, FL
Capital One Bowl
1989 Season Totals
Record 10-3
Points Scored 371
Scoring Average 28.5
Points Allowed 272
Defense Average 20.9
Opponents Record 80-55
Conference Record 6-1
Home Record 6-1
Away Record 4-1
1989 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
18 10-3-0
AP
15 10-3-0
Coaches
15 10-3-0
UPI
16 10-3-0
USA Today/CNN
1989 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1989 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).