1972 Virginia Cavaliers football team
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| 1972 Virginia Cavaliers football | |
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| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Record | 4–7 (1–5 ACC) |
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| Captain | Thomas Kennedy, William Williams[1] |
| Home stadium | Scott Stadium (capacity: 23,848) |
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 North Carolina $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 NC State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1972 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. The Cavaliers were led by second-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 last.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 9 | at South Carolina* | W 24–16 | 43,695 | ||
| September 16 | Virginia Tech* | W 24–20 | 31,300 | [3] | |
| September 23 | West Virginia* |
| L 10–48 | 27,000 | |
| September 30 | at Duke | L 13–37 | 20,800 | ||
| October 7 | at Vanderbilt* | L 7–10 | 17,903 | ||
| October 14 | VMI* |
| W 45–14 | 19,000 | [4] |
| October 21 | at Clemson | L 21–37 | 31,000 | ||
| October 28 | Maryland |
| L 23–24 | 21,500 | |
| November 4 | NC State |
| L 14–35 | 17,500 | |
| November 11 | at No. 18 North Carolina | L 3–23 | 36,500 | ||
| November 18 | at Wake Forest | W 15–12 | 18,000 | ||
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References
- ^ "2017 Cavalier Football Fact Book" (PDF). Virginia Cavaliers Athletics. p. 121. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-12-28. Retrieved 2018-06-12.
- ^ "1972 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
- ^ "Virginia turns back Virginia Tech by 24 to 20 count". The Danville Register. September 17, 1972. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "VMI loss skein extended by Cavs". The Palm Beach Post. October 15, 1972. Retrieved February 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1972 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
- ^ "All-Time Virginia Box Score Game Statistics". Virginia Cavaliers Official Athletic Site. Retrieved June 5, 2021.