1975 Virginia Cavaliers football team

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1975 Virginia Cavaliers football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record1–10 (0–4 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainScott Gardner, Tom Glassic[1]
Home stadiumScott 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[edit]

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 13Navy*L 14–4229,740[4]
September 20VMI*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
ABCW 22–2125,176[5]
September 27at DukeL 11–2621,750[6]
October 4North 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 25Wake Forest
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 21–6620,171[10]
November 1at Vanderbilt*L 14–1721,680[11]
November 8East Carolina*dagger
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 10–6121,950[12]
November 15Syracuse*
  • 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

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Personnel[edit]

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[edit]

  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.