1989 Virginia Cavaliers football team

1989 Virginia Cavaliers football
ACC co-champion
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 15
AP No. 18
1989 record 10–3 (6–1 ACC)
Head coach George Welsh (8th year)
Offensive coordinator Gary Tranquill
Defensive coordinator Frank Spaziani
Home stadium Scott Stadium
(Capacity: 42,000)
1989 ACC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#18 Virginia + 6 1 0     10 3 0
Duke + 6 1 0     8 4 0
#12 Clemson 5 2 0     10 2 0
Georgia Tech 4 3 0     7 4 0
NC State 4 3 0     7 5 0
Maryland 2 5 0     3 7 1
Wake Forest 1 6 0     2 8 1
North Carolina 0 7 0     1 10 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia in the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. They went 10–2 in the regular season and were champions of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They were invited to the 1990 Florida Citrus Bowl, where they were defeated by Illinois.[1]

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
August 31 vs. No. 2 Notre Dame* Giants StadiumEast Rutherford, NJ (Kickoff Classic) Raycom, WGN L 36–13   77,323
September 9 at No. 12 Penn State* Beaver StadiumUniversity Park, PA W 14–6   85,956
September 16 at Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd StadiumAtlanta, GA W 17–10    
September 23 Duke Scott StadiumCharlottesville, VA W 49–28    
September 29 William & Mary* Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA W 24–12    
October 7 at No. 15 Clemson Memorial StadiumClemson, SC CBS L 34–20   80,638
October 14 North Carolina Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA (South's Oldest Rivalry) W 50–17    
October 21 Wake Forest Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA W 47–28   33,700
October 28 Louisville* Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA W 16–15    
November 4 at No. 18 NC State No. 24 Carter–Finley StadiumRaleigh, NC W 34–20    
November 11 at Virginia Tech* No. 18 Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA (Commonwealth Cup) W 32–25   44,300
November 18 Maryland No. 16 Byrd StadiumCollege Park, MD (Rivalry) W 48–21   38,113
January 1 vs. No. 11 Illinois* No. 15 Florida Citrus BowlOrlando, FL (Florida Citrus Bowl) ABC L 31-21   60,016
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. ESPN College Football Encyclopedia. 2005. pp. 961, 1368–1369.
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