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
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	1–10 (0–4 ACC)
Head coach	Sonny Randle (2nd season)
Captain	Scott Gardner, Tom Glassic[1]
Home stadium	Scott Stadium
Seasons ← 1974 1976 →

1975 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		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

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 13	Navy*	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA		L 14–42	29,740	[4]
September 20	VMI*	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ABC	W 22–21	25,176	[5]
September 27	at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC		L 11–26	21,750	[6]
October 4	North Carolina	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (South's Oldest Rivalry)		L 28–31	28,175	[7]
October 11	at South Carolina*	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC		L 14–41	51,574	[8]
October 18	at Virginia Tech*	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)		L 17–24	41,000	[9]
October 25	Wake Forest	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA		L 21–66	20,171	[10]
November 1	at Vanderbilt*	Dudley Field Nashville, TN		L 14–17	21,680	[11]
November 8	East Carolina*	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA		L 10–61	21,950	[12]
November 15	Syracuse*	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA		L 0–37	17,250	[13]
November 22	at No. 20 Maryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD (rivalry)		L 24–62	44,867	[14]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Personnel

1975 Virginia Cavaliers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB Scott Gardner (C) Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Sonny Randle Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt