American college football season
1990 Virginia Cavaliers football |
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Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
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Ranking |
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Coaches | No. 15 |
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AP | No. 23 |
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Record | 8–4 (5–2 ACC) |
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Head coach | - George Welsh (9th season)
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Offensive coordinator | Gary Tranquill (4th season) |
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Offensive scheme | I formation |
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Defensive coordinator | Frank Spaziani (4th season) |
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Base defense | 5–2 |
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Captain | Ron Carey, Joe Hall, Shawn Moore |
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Home stadium | Scott Stadium |
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Seasons |
1990 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings | Conf | | | Overall |
Team | W | | L | | T | | | W | | L | | T |
No. 2 Georgia Tech $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 1 | | | 11 | – | 0 | – | 1 |
No. 9 Clemson | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | | | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 |
No. 23 Virginia | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | | | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 |
Maryland | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | | | 6 | – | 5 | – | 1 |
North Carolina | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | | | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 |
NC State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | | | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 |
Duke | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | | | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 |
Wake Forest | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | | | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 |
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Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1990 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia in the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cavaliers offense scored 464 points while the defense allowed 227 points. Led by head coach George Welsh, the Cavaliers competed in the Sugar Bowl, losing 23-22.
This Virginia team is noteworthy for having achieved a No. 1 national ranking in the Associated Press college football poll for two weeks during the season, starting on October 16 of that year and ending with a loss to Georgia Tech.[1] The Cavaliers held the nation's top spot through the poll of October 30, but losses in three of four games left them unranked in the AP poll by the end of the regular season.[2] It was the first time in the program's history that Virginia had ever earned the No. 1 ranking.[3]
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 1 | 2:00 pm | at Kansas* | No. 15 | | | W 59–10 | 35,000 | [4] |
September 8 | 4:00 pm | No. 9 Clemson | No. 14 | | ESPN | W 20–7 | 46,800 | [5] |
September 15 | 1:00 pm | Navy* | No. 11 | - Scott Stadium
- Charlottesville, VA
| | W 56–14 | 39,400 | [6] |
September 22 | 12:00 pm | at Duke | No. 10 | | JPS | W 59–0 | 24,862 | [7] |
September 29 | 1:00 pm | William & Mary* | No. 7 | - Scott Stadium
- Charlottesville, VA
| | W 63–35 | 40,400 | [8] |
October 13 | 1:00 pm | NC State | No. 2 | - Scott Stadium
- Charlottesville, VA
| | W 31–0 | 44,300 | [9] |
October 20 | 1:00 pm | at Wake Forest | No. 1 | | | W 49–14 | 23,124 | [10] |
November 3 | 2:00 pm | No. 16 Georgia Tech | No. 1 | - Scott Stadium
- Charlottesville, VA
| CBS | L 38–41 | 49,700 | [11] |
November 10 | 12:30 pm | at North Carolina | No. 11 | | JPS | W 24–10 | 41,000 | [12] |
November 17 | 12:00 pm | Maryland | No. 8 | - Scott Stadium
- Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)
| JPS | L 30–35 | 43,500 | [13] |
November 24 | 7:30 pm | at Virginia Tech* | No. 17 | | ESPN | L 13–38 | 54,157 | [14] |
January 1 | 8:30 pm | vs. No. 10 Tennessee* | | | ABC | L 22–23 | 75,132 | [15] |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
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AP | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 4 (1) | 2 (14) | 1 (38) | 1 (45) | 1 (44) | 11 | 8 | 17 | RV | RV | 23 |
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Coaches | 21 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 (10) | 1 (29) | 1 (39) | 1 (35) | 9 | 7 | 14 | 23т | 23 | 15 |
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Personnel
1990 Virginia Cavaliers football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense | Defense | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
Roster Last update: March 22, 2020 |
Team players in the NFL
The following were selected in the 1991 NFL Draft.
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References
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 28, 2012. Retrieved December 21, 2009.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 28, 2012. Retrieved December 21, 2009.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Move over, Miami, Notre Dame and Michigan, because - 10.22.90 - SI Vault". Archived from the original on October 25, 2012. Retrieved December 21, 2009.
- ^ "Virginia scorches Jayhawks in opener, 59–10". The Salina Journal. September 2, 1990. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cavs bury streak, Tigers". Daily Press. September 9, 1990. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Virginia wallops Navy". The Charlotte Observer. September 16, 1990. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cavs again in 50s". The News and Advance. September 23, 1990. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cavs survive a scare from W&M". Daily Press. September 30, 1990. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cavs likely No. 1 after rout". Kingsport Times-News. October 14, 1990. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cavs answer wakeup call several times, bury Deacs". The News and Observer. October 21, 1990. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ga. Tech ends Cavs' reign at the top". The Daily News Leader. November 4, 1990. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cavs fiesta in Chapel Hill". Durham Morning Herald. November 11, 1990. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Maryland stuns Virginia, 35–30". The Daily Times. November 18, 1990. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Furrer, Hokies conquer Cavaliers". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 25, 1990. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cavaliers fade down stretch". The Roanoke Times & World-News. January 2, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1990 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
- ^ "1991 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 20, 2007.
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