| 1990 Virginia Cavaliers football | |
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Sugar Bowl, L 23–22 vs. Tennessee | |
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 15 |
| AP | No. 23 |
| Record | 8–4 (5–2 ACC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Gary Tranquill (4th season) |
| Offensive scheme | I formation |
| Defensive coordinator | Frank Spaziani (4th season) |
| Base defense | 5–2 |
| Captain | Ron Carey, Joe Hall, Shawn Moore |
| Home stadium | Scott Stadium |
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| No.2Georgia Tech $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No.9Clemson | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No.23Virginia | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1990 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia in the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cavaliers offense scored 464 points while the defense allowed 227 points. Led by head coach George Welsh, the Cavaliers competed in the Sugar Bowl, losing 23-22.
This Virginia team is noteworthy for having achieved a No. 1 national ranking in the Associated Press college football poll for two weeks during the season, starting on October 16 of that year and ending with a loss to Georgia Tech.[1] The Cavaliers held the nation's top spot through the poll of October 30, but losses in three of four games left them unranked in the AP poll by the end of the regular season.[2] It was the first time in the program's history that Virginia had ever earned the No. 1 ranking.[3]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 1 | 2:00 pm | atKansas* | No. 15 |
| W 59–10 | 35,000 | [4] | |
| September 8 | 4:00 pm | No. 9Clemson | No. 14 |
| ESPN | W 20–7 | 46,800 | [5] |
| September 15 | 1:00 pm | Navy* | No. 11 |
| W 56–14 | 39,400 | [6] | |
| September 22 | 12:00 pm | atDuke | No. 10 |
| JPS | W 59–0 | 24,862 | [7] |
| September 29 | 1:00 pm | William & Mary* | No. 7 |
| W 63–35 | 40,400 | [8] | |
| October 13 | 1:00 pm | NC State | No. 2 |
| W 31–0 | 44,300 | [9] | |
| October 20 | 1:00 pm | atWake Forest | No. 1 |
| W 49–14 | 23,124 | [10] | |
| November 3 | 2:00 pm | No. 16Georgia Tech | No. 1 |
| CBS | L 38–41 | 49,700 | [11] |
| November 10 | 12:30 pm | atNorth Carolina | No. 11 |
| JPS | W 24–10 | 41,000 | [12] |
| November 17 | 12:00 pm | Maryland | No. 8 |
| JPS | L 30–35 | 43,500 | [13] |
| November 24 | 7:30 pm | atVirginia Tech* | No. 17 |
| ESPN | L 13–38 | 54,157 | [14] |
| January 1 | 8:30 pm | vs. No. 10Tennessee* |
| ABC | L 22–23 | 75,132 | [15] | |
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
| AP | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 4(1) | 2(14) | 1(38) | 1(45) | 1(44) | 11 | 8 | 17 | RV | RV | 23 |
| Coaches | 21 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3(10) | 1(29) | 1(39) | 1(35) | 9 | 7 | 14 | 23т | 23 | 15 |
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The following were selected in the 1991 NFL Draft.
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
| Herman Moore | Wide receiver | 1 | 10 | Detroit Lions |
| Tony Covington | Defensive back | 4 | 93 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| Bruce McGonnigal | Tight end | 9 | 238 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Shawn Moore | Quarterback | 11 | 284 | Denver Broncos |
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