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1975 Virginia Cavaliers football
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Record1–10 (0–4 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainScott Gardner, Tom Glassic [1]
Home stadium Scott Stadium
Seasons
←  1974
1976 →
1975 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 Maryland $ 5 0 0 9 2 1
Duke 3 0 2 4 5 2
NC State 2 2 1 7 4 1
Wake Forest 3 3 0 3 8 0
Clemson 2 3 0 2 9 0
North Carolina 1 4 1 3 7 1
Virginia 0 4 0 1 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll [2]

The 1975 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. The Cavaliers were led by second-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 last. After a 1–10 campaign with many blowout losses, Randle was fired as head coach. [3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 13 Navy*L 14–4229,740 [4]
September 20 VMI*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
ABCW 22–2125,176 [5]
September 27at DukeL 11–2621,750 [6]
October 4 North Carolina
L 28–3128,175 [7]
October 11at South Carolina*L 14–4151,574 [8]
October 18at Virginia Tech*L 17–2441,000 [9]
October 25 Wake Forest
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 21–6620,171 [10]
November 1at Vanderbilt*L 14–1721,680 [11]
November 8 East Carolina*dagger
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 10–6121,950 [12]
November 15 Syracuse*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 0–3717,250 [13]
November 22at No. 20 MarylandL 24–6244,867 [14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[15] [16]

Personnel

1975 Virginia Cavaliers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB Scott Gardner (C) Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "2017 Cavalier Football Fact Book" (PDF). Virginia Cavaliers Athletics. p. 122. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 28, 2017. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
  2. ^ "1975 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
  3. ^ Boswell, Thomas (November 24, 1975). "Virginia Fires Randle; Coach 'Just Didn't Fit In'". The Washington Post. p. C1.
  4. ^ "Virginia 'embarrassed'". The Roanoke Times. September 14, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Virginia nips VMI 22–21". The Danville Register. September 21, 1975. Retrieved February 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Duke dumps Virginia". The Robesonian. September 28, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "North Carolina edges Virginia, 31–28". The Times and Democrat. October 5, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Grantz, Gamecocks roll on". The Chapel Hill News. October 12, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Gardner passes short as Virginia Tech wins". The Progress-Index. October 19, 1975. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Deacons humiliate Virginia". The Progress-Index. October 26, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Late Cav bid foiled, 17–14". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 2, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "UVA ripped by East Carolina". The News Leader. November 9, 1975. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Syracuse clobbers Virginia". Sunday Gazette-Mail. November 16, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Terps romp by 62 to 24". The Baltimore Sun. November 23, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "1975 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  16. ^ "All-Time Virginia Box Score Game Statistics". Virginia Cavaliers Official Athletic Site. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

1975 Virginia Cavaliers football
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Record1–10 (0–4 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainScott Gardner, Tom Glassic [1]
Home stadium Scott Stadium
Seasons
←  1974
1976 →
1975 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 Maryland $ 5 0 0 9 2 1
Duke 3 0 2 4 5 2
NC State 2 2 1 7 4 1
Wake Forest 3 3 0 3 8 0
Clemson 2 3 0 2 9 0
North Carolina 1 4 1 3 7 1
Virginia 0 4 0 1 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll [2]

The 1975 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. The Cavaliers were led by second-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 last. After a 1–10 campaign with many blowout losses, Randle was fired as head coach. [3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 13 Navy*L 14–4229,740 [4]
September 20 VMI*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
ABCW 22–2125,176 [5]
September 27at DukeL 11–2621,750 [6]
October 4 North Carolina
L 28–3128,175 [7]
October 11at South Carolina*L 14–4151,574 [8]
October 18at Virginia Tech*L 17–2441,000 [9]
October 25 Wake Forest
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 21–6620,171 [10]
November 1at Vanderbilt*L 14–1721,680 [11]
November 8 East Carolina*dagger
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 10–6121,950 [12]
November 15 Syracuse*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 0–3717,250 [13]
November 22at No. 20 MarylandL 24–6244,867 [14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[15] [16]

Personnel

1975 Virginia Cavaliers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB Scott Gardner (C) Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "2017 Cavalier Football Fact Book" (PDF). Virginia Cavaliers Athletics. p. 122. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 28, 2017. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
  2. ^ "1975 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
  3. ^ Boswell, Thomas (November 24, 1975). "Virginia Fires Randle; Coach 'Just Didn't Fit In'". The Washington Post. p. C1.
  4. ^ "Virginia 'embarrassed'". The Roanoke Times. September 14, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Virginia nips VMI 22–21". The Danville Register. September 21, 1975. Retrieved February 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Duke dumps Virginia". The Robesonian. September 28, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "North Carolina edges Virginia, 31–28". The Times and Democrat. October 5, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Grantz, Gamecocks roll on". The Chapel Hill News. October 12, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Gardner passes short as Virginia Tech wins". The Progress-Index. October 19, 1975. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Deacons humiliate Virginia". The Progress-Index. October 26, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Late Cav bid foiled, 17–14". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 2, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "UVA ripped by East Carolina". The News Leader. November 9, 1975. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Syracuse clobbers Virginia". Sunday Gazette-Mail. November 16, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Terps romp by 62 to 24". The Baltimore Sun. November 23, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "1975 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  16. ^ "All-Time Virginia Box Score Game Statistics". Virginia Cavaliers Official Athletic Site. Retrieved June 5, 2021.

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