American college football season
The 1982 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cavaliers were led by first-year head coach George Welsh and played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing in sixth.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 11 | 3:50 p.m. | at Navy* | | ABC | L 16–30 | 26,017 | [2] |
September 18 | 1:30 p.m. | James Madison* | | | L 17–21 | 23,524 | [3] |
September 25 | 1:30 p.m. | at Duke | | | L 17–51 | 21,725 | [4] |
October 2 | 1:30 p.m. | NC State | - Scott Stadium
- Charlottesville, VA
| | L 13–16 | 23,747 | [5] |
October 9 | 8:00 p.m. | Clemson | - Scott Stadium
- Charlottesville, VA
| TBS | L 0–48 | 30,971 | [6] |
October 23 | 1:30 p.m. | Wake Forest![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | - Scott Stadium
- Charlottesville, VA
| | W 34–27 | 24,105 | [7] |
October 30 | 1:30 p.m. | VMI* | - Scott Stadium
- Charlottesville, VA
| | W 37–6 | 29,456 | [8] |
November 6 | 1:30 p.m. | at Georgia Tech* | | | L 32–38 | 22,103 | [9] |
November 13 | 1:00 p.m. | at North Carolina | | | L 14–27 | 49,500 | [10] |
November 20 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 19 Maryland | - Scott Stadium
- Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)
| | L 14–45 | 20,002 | [11] |
| 8:15 p.m. | at Virginia Tech* | | TBS | L 14–21 | 23,800 | [12] |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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- ^ "2017 Cavalier Football Fact Book" (PDF). Virginia Cavaliers Athletics. p. 122. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 28, 2017. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
- ^ "Virginia outplays Navy, but loses". The Roanoke Times & World-News. September 12, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Dukes stun Virginia, 21–17". The Baltimore Sun. September 19, 1982. Retrieved October 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bennett-led Blue Devils crush Cavs". Greensboro News & Record. September 26, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cavs winless after falling to Wolfpack". Bristol Herald Courier. October 3, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Clemson crushes Virginia". Winston-Salem Journal. October 10, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Schuchts leads Cavs by Wake". The News and Observer. October 24, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Virginia's defense overwhelms Keydets". The Charlotte Observer. October 31, 1982. Retrieved February 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lavette saves defenseless Tech". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. November 7, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bryant keys Heels". Florence Morning News. November 14, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Maryland romps over Virginia, 45–14". The Baltimore Sun. November 21, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tech tops Cavs as Dooley gains 100th career win". The Herald-Sun. November 26, 1982. Retrieved January 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1982 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
- ^ "All-Time Virginia Box Score Game Statistics". Virginia Cavaliers Official Athletic Site. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
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