The 1977 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. The Cavaliers were led by second-year head coach Dick Bestwick and played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing in sixth.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	at NC State	Carter Stadium Raleigh, NC	L 0–14	38,800	[2]
September 17	at No. 18 Texas*	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	L 0–68	41,000	[3]
September 24	Duke	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	L 7–31	26,000	[4]
October 1	West Virginia*	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	L 0–13	21,500	[5]
October 8	at Clemson	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	L 0–31	49,830–50,066	[6]
October 15	at Virginia Tech*	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA ( rivalry)	T 14–14	40,000	[7]
October 22	Wake Forest	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	W 12–10	21,500	[8]
October 29	at Syracuse*	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	L 3–6	20,859	[9]
November 5	VMI*	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	L 6–30	21,000	[10]
November 12	No. 19 North Carolina	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA ( South's Oldest Rivalry)	L 14–35	21,000	[11]
November 19	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD ( rivalry)	L 0–28	33,787	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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