1974 Virginia Cavaliers football team

The 1974 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. The Cavaliers were led by first-year head coach Sonny Randle and played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing in sixth.

1974 Virginia Cavaliers football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1974 record4–7 (1–5 ACC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorCarl Reese (1st season)
CaptainDick Ambrose[1]
Home stadiumScott Stadium
(Capacity: 28,000)
1974 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 13 Maryland $ 6 0 0  8 4 0
No. 11 NC State 4 2 0  9 2 1
Clemson 4 2 0  7 4 0
North Carolina 4 2 0  7 5 0
Duke 2 4 0  6 5 0
Virginia 1 5 0  4 7 0
Wake Forest 0 6 0  1 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 14at Navy*L 28–35
September 21William & Mary*W 38–28
September 28at DukeL 7–27
October 5at Georgia Tech*L 24–28
October 12No. 11 NC State
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 21–22
October 19Virginia Tech*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)
W 28–27
October 26at Wake ForestW 14–0
November 2at North CarolinaL 10–24
November 9VMI*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 28–10
November 16at ClemsonL 9–28
November 23No. 11 Maryland
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)
L 0–10
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Source:[3]

Personnel

1974 Virginia Cavaliers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB Scott Gardner Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured
    • Redshirt

    References

    1. "2017 Cavalier Football Fact Book" (PDF). Virginia Cavaliers Athletics. p. 121.
    2. "1974 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
    3. "1974 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
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