1971 Virginia Cavaliers football team

The 1971 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. The Cavaliers were led by first-year head coach Don Lawrence and played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing tied for third.

1971 Virginia Cavaliers football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1971 record3–8 (2–4 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainGary Helman, Andy Selfridge[1]
Home stadiumScott Stadium
(Capacity: 23,848)
1971 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
North Carolina $  6 –0     9 –3  
Clemson  4 –2     5 –6  
Duke  2 –3     6 –5  
Virginia  2 –3     3 –8  
Wake Forest  2 –3     6 –5  
NC State  2 –4     3 –8  
Maryland  1 –4     2 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[2]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResult
September 11Navy*
L 6–10
September 18at No. 4 Michigan*
L 0–56
September 25No. 20 Duke
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 0–28
October 2Vanderbilt*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 27–23
October 9at South Carolina*
L 14–34
October 16vs. Clemson
L 15–32
October 23at Army*
L 9–14
October 30at NC State
W 14–10
November 6Virginia Tech*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)
L 0–6
November 13North Carolina
L 20–32
November 20at Maryland
W 29–27
  • *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. 121.
  2. "1971 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
  3. "1971 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
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