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1982 Virginia Cavaliers football team

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 StadiuminCharlottesville, Virginia. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing in sixth.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	3:50 p.m.	atNavy*	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	ABC	L 16–30	26,017	[2]
September 18	1:30 p.m.	James Madison*	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA		L 17–21	23,524	[3]
September 25	1:30 p.m.	atDuke	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC		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	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.	atGeorgia Tech*	Grant Field Atlanta, GA		L 32–38	22,103	[9]
November 13	1:00 p.m.	atNorth Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (South's Oldest Rivalry)		L 14–27	49,500	[10]
November 20	1:30 p.m.	No. 19Maryland	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)		L 14–45	20,002	[11]
November 25	8:15 p.m.	atVirginia Tech*	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)	TBS	L 14–21	23,800	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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