1975 Virginia Cavaliers football team

The 1975 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. The Cavaliers were led by second-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 last. After a 1–10 campaign with many blowout losses, Randle was fired as head coach.[3]

1975 Virginia Cavaliers football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1975 record1–10 (0–4 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainScott Gardner, Tom Glassic[1]
Home stadiumScott Stadium
(Capacity: 28,000)
1975 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 13 Maryland $ 5 0 0  9 2 1
Duke 3 0 2  4 5 2
NC State 2 2 1  7 4 1
Wake Forest 3 3 0  3 8 0
Clemson 2 3 0  2 9 0
North Carolina 1 4 1  3 7 1
Virginia 0 4 0  1 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 13Navy*L 14–42
September 20VMI*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 22–21
September 27at DukeL 11–26
October 4North Carolina
L 28–31
October 11at South Carolina*L 14–41
October 18at Virginia Tech*L 17–24
October 25Wake Forest
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 21–66
November 1at Vanderbilt*L 14–17
November 8East Carolina*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 10–61
November 15Syracuse*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 0–37
November 22at No. 20 MarylandL 24–62
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Source:[4]

Personnel

1975 Virginia Cavaliers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB Scott Gardner (C) Sr
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. 122.
    2. "1975 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
    3. Boswell, Thomas (November 24, 1975). "Virginia Fires Randle; Coach 'Just Didn't Fit In'". The Washington Post. p. C1.
    4. "1975 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
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