1982 Virginia Cavaliers football team

1982 Virginia Cavaliers football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
1982 record	2–9 (1–5 ACC)
Head coach	George Welsh (1st season)
Captain	Pat Chester, Kevin Riccio
Home stadium	Scott Stadium (Capacity: 42,000)
Seasons

1982 ACC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#8 Clemson †	6	–	0	–	0			9	–	1	–	1
#20 Maryland	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
#18 North Carolina	3	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Duke	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
NC State	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Virginia	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Wake Forest	0	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1982 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cavaliers were led by first-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 sixth.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 11	at Navy*	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 16–30
September 18	James Madison*	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	L 17–21
September 25	at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	L 17–51
October 2	NC State	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	L 13–16
October 9	Clemson	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	L 0–48
October 23	Wake Forest	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	W 34–27
October 30	VMI*	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	W 37–6
November 6	at Georgia Tech*	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	L 32–38
November 13	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (South's Oldest Rivalry)	L 14–27
November 20	No. 19 Maryland	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (Rivalry)	L 14–45
November 25	at Virginia Tech*	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (Rivalry)	L 14–21
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game time

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