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The 1976 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. The Cavaliers were led by first-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 sixth.
1976 Virginia Cavaliers football | |
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Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Record | 2–9 (1–3 ACC) |
Head coach |
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Captain | Mike Ozdowski, James Wicks, Gregory McDaniel[1] |
Home stadium | Scott Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Maryland $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 0 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 11 | at Washington* | L 17–38 | 37,500–40,412 | [3] | |
September 18 | William & Mary* | L 0–14 | 26,000 | [4] | |
September 25 | Duke![]() |
| L 6–21 | 20,000 | [5] |
October 2 | at Georgia Tech* | L 14–35 | 38,119 | [6] | |
October 9 | at South Carolina* | L 7–35 | 47,239 | [7] | |
October 16 | Virginia Tech* |
| L 10–14 | 32,618 | [8] |
October 23 | at Wake Forest | W 18–17 | 18,300 | [9] | |
October 30 | vs. VMI* | L 7–13 | 22,500 | [10] | |
November 6 | Lehigh* |
| W 21–20 | 16,743 | [11] |
November 13 | at North Carolina | L 6–31 | 48,000 | [12] | |
November 20 | No. 6 Maryland |
| L 0–28 | 23,100 | [13] |
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