1989 Virginia Cavaliers football team
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]
| 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 season) |
| Offensive coordinator | Gary Tranquill (3rd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Frank Spaziani |
| Home stadium | Scott Stadium (Capacity: 42,000) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Virginia + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 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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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 31 | vs. No. 2 Notre Dame* | Raycom, WGN | L 36–13 | 77,323 | ||
| September 9 | at No. 12 Penn State* | W 14–6 | 85,956 | |||
| September 16 | at Georgia Tech |
| W 17–10 | |||
| September 23 | Duke | W 49–28 | ||||
| September 29 | William & Mary* |
| W 24–12 | |||
| October 7 | at No. 15 Clemson | CBS | L 34–20 | 80,638 | ||
| October 14 | North Carolina |
| W 50–17 | |||
| October 21 | Wake Forest |
| W 47–28 | 33,700 | ||
| October 28 | Louisville* |
| W 16–15 | |||
| November 4 | at No. 18 NC State | No. 24 | W 34–20 | |||
| November 11 | at Virginia Tech* | No. 18 |
| ABC | W 32–25 | 44,300 |
| November 18 | Maryland | No. 16 |
| ESPN | W 48–21 | 38,113 |
| January 1 | vs. No. 11 Illinois* | No. 15 | ABC | L 31–21 | 60,016 | |
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Personnel
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| Players | Coaches | |||||||||||||||||
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Defense
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Special teams
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References
- ESPN College Football Encyclopedia. 2005. pp. 961, 1368–1369.
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