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American college football season
The 1974 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the
University of Virginia during the
1974 NCAA Division I football season. The Cavaliers were led by first-year head coach
Sonny Randle and played their home games at
Scott Stadium in
Charlottesville, Virginia. They competed as members of the
Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing in sixth.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 14 | at
Navy* | | L 28–35 | 16,987 |
[3] |
September 21 |
William & Mary* | | W 38–28 | 26,000 |
[4] |
September 28 | at
Duke | | L 7–27 | 18,250 |
[5] |
October 5 | at
Georgia Tech* | | L 24–28 | 26,371 |
[6] |
October 12 | No. 11
NC State![dagger](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | - Scott Stadium
- Charlottesville, VA
| L 21–22 | 27,100 |
[7] |
October 19 |
Virginia Tech* | - Scott Stadium
- Charlottesville, VA (
rivalry)
| W 28–27 | 32,149 |
[8] |
October 26 | at
Wake Forest | | W 14–0 | 13,700 |
[9] |
November 2 | at
North Carolina | | L 10–24 | 38,500 |
[10] |
November 9 |
VMI* | - Scott Stadium
- Charlottesville, VA
| W 28–10 | 26,030 |
[11] |
November 16 | at
Clemson | | L 9–28 | 32,656 |
[12]
[13] |
November 23 | No. 11
Maryland | - Scott Stadium
- Charlottesville, VA (
rivalry)
| L 0–10 | 22,100 |
[14] |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
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[15]
[16]
Personnel
1974 Virginia Cavaliers football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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QB
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Scott Gardner
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Jr
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
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Injured
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Redshirt
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References
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"2017 Cavalier Football Fact Book" (PDF). Virginia Cavaliers Athletics. p. 121. Archived from
the original (PDF) on December 28, 2017. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
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"1974 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
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"Navy turns back Virginia 35–28". The Danville Register. September 15, 1974. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"UVa outlasts 'first-graders'". The Roanoke Times. September 22, 1974. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Duke triumphs". The Tampa Tribune. September 29, 1974. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Late flourish pulls G-Tech over Virginia". Anderson Independent-Mail. October 6, 1974. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Wolfpack saves record". The State. October 13, 1974. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Virginia outlasts Gobblers 28–27". Daily Press. October 20, 1974. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Virginia slips past Wake Forest". The Charlotte Observer. October 27, 1974. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Tar Heels overcome punchless Virginia". The Corpus Christi Caller. November 3, 1974. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Cavs trounce VMI". The Herald-Sun. November 10, 1974. Retrieved February 1, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Clemson Football Media Guide - 1975".
Clemson University. 1975. p. 2. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
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"UVA falls to Tiger bombs". The Lynchburg News. November 17, 1974. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Terps out battle UVA". The Lynchburg News. November 24, 1974. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"1974 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
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"All-Time Virginia Box Score Game Statistics". Virginia Cavaliers Official Athletic Site. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
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