The 1996 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was George Welsh. They played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Schedule[]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 7 | 7:00 PM | Central Michigan* | No. 23 | | | W 55–21 | 41,300 |
| September 14 | 12:00 PM | Maryland | No. 22 | - Scott Stadium
- Charlottesville, VA (Rivalry)
| JPS | W 21–3 | 39,200 |
| September 21 | 12:00 PM | at Wake Forest | No. 20 | | JPS | W 42–7 | 23,220 |
| September 28 | 7:30 PM | No. 13 Texas* | No. 19 | - Scott Stadium
- Charlottesville, VA
| ESPN | W 37–13 | 45,100 |
| October 5 | 3:30 PM | at Georgia Tech | No. 12 | | ABC | L 7–13 | 44,900 |
| October 19 | 12:00 PM | NC State | No. 20 | - Scott Stadium
- Charlottesville, VA
| JPS | W 62–14 | 40,300 |
| October 26 | 3:30 PM | at No. 3 Florida State | No. 14 | | ABC | L 24–31 | 80,237 |
| November 2 | 1:30 PM | at Duke | No. 16 | | | W 27–3 | 28,276 |
| November 9 | 3:30 PM | Clemson | No. 15 | - Scott Stadium
- Charlottesville, VA
| ABC | L 16–24 | 39,100 |
| November 16 | 3:30 PM | No. 6 North Carolina | No. 24 | | ABC | W 20–17 | 42,500 |
| November 29 | 2:30 PM | at No. 17 Virginia Tech* | No. 20 | | CBS | L 9–26 | 50,128 |
| December 27 | 7:30 PM | vs. No. 19 Miami (FL)* | | | TBS | L 21–31 | 46,418 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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Roster[]
| 1996 Virginia Cavaliers football team roster
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| Players
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Coaches
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| Offense
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Defense
47 Jami'h Rainer LB 6-1 204 Fr.-R Charlotte, N.C.
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
 Injured Redshirt
Roster
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