1980 Virginia Cavaliers football | |
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Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Record | 4–7 (2–4 ACC) |
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Captain | Quentin Murray, Brian Musselman, Tommy Vigorito[1] |
Home stadium | Scott Stadium |
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No.10North Carolina $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1980 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cavaliers were led by fifth-year head coach Dick Bestwick and played their home games at Scott StadiuminCharlottesville, Virginia. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing tied for fourth.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 13 | 1:30 p.m. | Navy* |
| W 6–3 | 35,174 | [2] |
September 20 | 1:30 p.m. | NC State |
| L 13–27 | 30,072 | [3] |
September 27 | 1:30 p.m. | atDuke |
| W 20–17 | 14,144 | [4] |
October 4 | 1:30 p.m. | atWest Virginia* |
| L 21–45 | 45,088 | [5] |
October 11 | 1:30 p.m. | Clemson![]() |
| L 24–27 | 32,443 | [6] |
October 18 | 1:30 p.m. | atVirginia Tech* |
| L 0–30 | 52,000 | [7] |
October 25 | 1:00 p.m. | atWake Forest |
| W 24–21 | 23,300 | [8] |
November 1 | 1:30 p.m. | atTennessee* |
| W 16–13 | 94,333 | [9] |
November 8 | 1:30 p.m. | Rutgers* |
| L 17–19 | 30,011 | [10] |
November 15 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 15North Carolina |
| L 3–26 | 49,500 | [11] |
November 22 | 1:30 p.m. | Maryland |
| L 0–31 | 22,407 | [12] |
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