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American college football season
The 1980 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the
University of Virginia during the
1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cavaliers were led by fifth-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 tied for fourth.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 13 | 1:30 p.m. |
Navy* | | W 6–3 | 35,174 |
[2] |
September 20 | 1:30 p.m. |
NC State | - Scott Stadium
- Charlottesville, VA
| L 13–27 | 30,072 |
[3] |
September 27 | 1:30 p.m. | at
Duke | | W 20–17 | 14,144 |
[4] |
October 4 | 1:30 p.m. | at
West Virginia* | | L 21–45 | 45,088 |
[5] |
October 11 | 1:30 p.m. |
Clemson![dagger](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | - Scott Stadium
- Charlottesville, VA
| L 24–27 | 32,443 |
[6] |
October 18 | 1:30 p.m. | at
Virginia Tech* | | L 0–30 | 52,000 |
[7] |
October 25 | 1:00 p.m. | at
Wake Forest | | W 24–21 | 23,300 |
[8] |
November 1 | 1:30 p.m. | at
Tennessee* | | W 16–13 | 94,333 |
[9] |
November 8 | 1:30 p.m. |
Rutgers* | - Scott Stadium
- Charlottesville, VA
| L 17–19 | 30,011 |
[10] |
November 15 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 15
North Carolina | | L 3–26 | 49,500 |
[11] |
November 22 | 1:30 p.m. |
Maryland | - Scott Stadium
- Charlottesville, VA (
rivalry)
| L 0–31 | 22,407 |
[12] |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
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[13]
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Roster
1980 Virginia Cavaliers football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
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Injured
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Redshirt
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References
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"2017 Cavalier Football Fact Book" (PDF). Virginia Cavaliers Athletics. p. 122. Archived from
the original (PDF) on December 28, 2017. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
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"Cavs deck Navy on field goals". The Daily News Leader. September 14, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Avery-led State topples Virginia". Greensboro Daily News. September 21, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Virginia hands Duke 9th straight defeat". The Times-Mail. September 28, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"'Explosive' defense paces WVU, 45–21". The Pittsburgh Press. October 5, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Clemson pulls out 27–24 win by Cavs". Bristol Herald Courier. October 12, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Virginia Tech batters rival Virginia 30–0". The Charlotte Observer. October 19, 1980. Retrieved December 15, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Kirtley's late TD lift Cavaliers, 24–21". The Rocky Mount Telegram. October 26, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Virginia whips Vols". The Daily News Leader. November 2, 1980. Retrieved May 9, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Falcinelli's late 41-yard field goal lifts Rutgers over Virginia, 19–17". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 9, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Tar Heels earn Bluebonnent berth with 26–3 victory over Virginia". Suffolk News-Herald. November 16, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"U. Va. season of promise ends in 31–0 Terp rout". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 23, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"1980 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
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"All-Time Virginia Box Score Game Statistics". Virginia Cavaliers Official Athletic Site. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
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