1986 Virginia Cavaliers football team

The 1986 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cavaliers were led by fifth-year head coach George Welsh and played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing tied for sixth.

1986 Virginia Cavaliers football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1986 record3–8 (2–5 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainKevin Gould, Antonio Rice & Sean Scott[1]
Home stadiumScott Stadium
(capacity: 42,000)
1986 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 17 Clemson $ 5 1 18 2 2
NC State 5 2 08 3 1
North Carolina 5 2 07 4 1
Georgia Tech 3 3 05 5 1
Maryland 2 3 15 5 1
Wake Forest 2 5 05 6 0
Duke 2 5 04 7 0
Virginia 2 5 03 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 6South Carolina*JPSW 30–2034,700
September 13at Navy*L 10–2030,057
September 20Georgia Tech
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 14–2834,800
September 27at DukeL 13–2020,500
October 4at Wake ForestJPSW 30–2825,300
October 11No. 20 Clemson
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 17–3144,300
October 25at Virginia Tech*L 10–4251,400
November 1William & Mary*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 37–4135,100
November 8No. 15 NC State
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
JPSW 20–1630,500
November 15at North CarolinaJPSL 7–2728,000
November 28Maryland
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)
CBSL 10–4227,800
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[2][3]

Roster

1986 Virginia Cavaliers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 1 Don Majkowski Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

    References

    1. "2017 Cavalier Football Fact Book" (PDF). Virginia Cavaliers Athletics. p. 122.
    2. "1986 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
    3. "All-Time Virginia Box Score Game Statistics". Virginia Cavaliers Official Athletic Site. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
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