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

References

1. "2017 Cavalier Football Fact Book" (PDF). Virginia Cavaliers Athletics. p. 122. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 28, 2017. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
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. "Virginia 'embarrassed'". The Roanoke Times. September 14, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Virginia nips VMI 22–21". The Danville Register. September 21, 1975. Retrieved February 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Duke dumps Virginia". The Robesonian. September 28, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "North Carolina edges Virginia, 31–28". The Times and Democrat. October 5, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Grantz, Gamecocks roll on". The Chapel Hill News. October 12, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Gardner passes short as Virginia Tech wins". The Progress-Index. October 19, 1975. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Deacons humiliate Virginia". The Progress-Index. October 26, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Late Cav bid foiled, 17–14". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 2, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "UVA ripped by East Carolina". The News Leader. November 9, 1975. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Syracuse clobbers Virginia". Sunday Gazette-Mail. November 16, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
14. "Terps romp by 62 to 24". The Baltimore Sun. November 23, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
15. "1975 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
16. "All-Time Virginia Box Score Game Statistics". Virginia Cavaliers Official Athletic Site. Retrieved June 5, 2021.