1987 Virginia Cavaliers football team

The 1987 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cavaliers were led by sixth-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 in second. Virginia was invited to the 1987 All-American Bowl in Birmingham, Alabama, where they defeated BYU.

1987 Virginia Cavaliers football
All-American Bowl champion
All-American Bowl, W 22–16 vs. BYU
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1987 record8–4 (5–2 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGary Tranquill (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorFrank Spaziani (1st season)
CaptainSean Scott & Scott Secules[1]
Home stadiumScott Stadium
(capacity: 42,000)
1987 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 12 Clemson $ 6 1 010 2 0
Virginia 5 2 08 4 0
Wake Forest 4 3 07 4 0
NC State 4 3 04 7 0
Maryland 3 3 04 7 0
North Carolina 3 4 05 6 0
Duke 2 5 05 6 0
Georgia Tech 0 6 02 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 5at No. 20 Georgia*L 22–3075,126
September 12at MarylandJPSL 19–2135,550
September 19Virginia Tech*W 14–1344,300
September 26Duke
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 42–1735,500
October 3VMI*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 30–023,500
October 10at No. 8 ClemsonJPSL 21–3880,500
October 17at South Carolina*L 10–5867,638
October 24Wake Forest
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 35–2132,500
November 7at Georgia TechJPSW 23–1438,111
November 14North Carolina
W 20–1738,400
November 21at NC StateW 34–3135,200
December 22vs. BYU*RaycomW 22–1637,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[2][3]

Roster

1987 Virginia Cavaliers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 10 Scott Secules (C) 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. "1987 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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