1972 Virginia Cavaliers football team

The 1972 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. The Cavaliers were led by second-year head coach Don Lawrence and played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing tied for last.

1972 Virginia Cavaliers football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1972 record4–7 (1–5 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainThomas Kennedy, William Williams[1]
Home stadiumScott Stadium
(Capacity: 23,848)
1972 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 12 North Carolina $ 6 0 0  11 1 0
No. 17 NC State 4 1 1  8 3 1
Maryland 3 2 1  5 5 1
Duke 3 3 0  5 6 0
Clemson 2 4 0  4 7 0
Virginia 1 5 0  4 7 0
Wake Forest 1 5 0  2 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 9at South Carolina*W 24–16
September 16Virginia Tech*W 24–20
September 23West Virginia*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 10–48
September 30at DukeL 13–37
October 7at Vanderbilt*L 7–10
October 14VMI*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 45–14
October 21at ClemsonL 21–37
October 28Maryland
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)
L 23–24
November 4NC State
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 14–35
November 11at No. 18 North CarolinaL 3–23
November 18at Wake ForestW 15–12
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Source:[3]

References

  1. "2017 Cavalier Football Fact Book" (PDF). Virginia Cavaliers Athletics. p. 121.
  2. "1972 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
  3. "1972 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
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