1989 Virginia Cavaliers football team
| 1989 Virginia Cavaliers football | |
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ACC co-champion | |
Florida Citrus Bowl, L 21–31 vs. Illinois | |
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 15 |
| AP | No. 18 |
| 1989 record | 10–3 (6–1 ACC) |
| Head coach | George Welsh (8th year) |
| Offensive coordinator | Gary Tranquill |
| Defensive coordinator | Frank Spaziani |
| Home stadium |
Scott Stadium (Capacity: 42,000) |
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #18 Virginia + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #12 Clemson | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1989 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia in the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. They went 10–2 in the regular season and were champions of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They were invited to the 1990 Florida Citrus Bowl, where they were defeated by Illinois.[1]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |||
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| August 31 | vs. No. 2 Notre Dame* | Giants Stadium • East Rutherford, NJ (Kickoff Classic) | Raycom, WGN | L 36–13 | 77,323 | ||||
| September 9 | at No. 12 Penn State* | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | W 14–6 | 85,956 | |||||
| September 16 | at Georgia Tech | Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA | W 17–10 | ||||||
| September 23 | Duke | Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA | W 49–28 | ||||||
| September 29 | William & Mary* | Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA | W 24–12 | ||||||
| October 7 | at No. 15 Clemson | Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC | CBS | L 34–20 | 80,638 | ||||
| October 14 | North Carolina | Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA (South's Oldest Rivalry) | W 50–17 | ||||||
| October 21 | Wake Forest | Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA | W 47–28 | 33,700 | |||||
| October 28 | Louisville* | Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA | W 16–15 | ||||||
| November 4 | at No. 18 NC State | No. 24 | Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC | W 34–20 | |||||
| November 11 | at Virginia Tech* | No. 18 | Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA (Commonwealth Cup) | W 32–25 | 44,300 | ||||
| November 18 | Maryland | No. 16 | Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD (Rivalry) | W 48–21 | 38,113 | ||||
| January 1 | vs. No. 11 Illinois* | No. 15 | Florida Citrus Bowl • Orlando, FL (Florida Citrus Bowl) | ABC | L 31-21 | 60,016 | |||
*Non-conference game.  Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. | |||||||||
References
- ↑ ESPN College Football Encyclopedia. 2005. pp. 961, 1368–1369.
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