1981 Virginia Cavaliers football team

The 1981 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cavaliers were led by sixth-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 in last. At the conclusion of a 1–10 campaign, head coach Dick Bestwick was fired.[2] He had a record of 16–49–1 at Virginia.

1981 Virginia Cavaliers football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1981 record1–10 (0–6 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainKeith Lee, Todd Kirtley[1]
Home stadiumScott Stadium
(Capacity: 42,073)
1981 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Clemson $ 6 0 0  12 0 0
No. 9 North Carolina 5 1 0  10 2 0
Maryland 4 2 0  4 6 1
Duke 3 3 0  6 5 0
NC State 2 4 0  4 7 0
Wake Forest 1 5 0  4 7 0
Virginia 0 6 0  1 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 12West Virginia*L 18–32
September 18at Rutgers*L 0–3
September 26Duke
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 24–29
October 3at NC StateL 24–30
October 10at No. 9 ClemsonL 0–27
October 17at South Carolina*L 3–21
October 24Wake Forest
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 21–24
October 31VMI*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 13–10
November 14No. 13 North Carolina
L 14–17
November 21at MarylandL 7–48
November 28Virginia Tech*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)
L 3–20
  • *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. 122.
  2. Asher, Mark; Cohen, Larry (December 1, 1981). "Bestwick Is Fired As Virginia Coach". The Washington Post. p. D1.
  3. "1981 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
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