American college football season
The 1975 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. The Cavaliers were led by second-year head coach Sonny Randle and played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing in last. After a 1–10 campaign with many blowout losses, Randle was fired as head coach.[3]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 13 | Navy* | | | L 14–42 | 29,740 | [4] |
September 20 | VMI* | - Scott Stadium
- Charlottesville, VA
| ABC | W 22–21 | 25,176 | [5] |
September 27 | at Duke | | | L 11–26 | 21,750 | [6] |
October 4 | North Carolina | | | L 28–31 | 28,175 | [7] |
October 11 | at South Carolina* | | | L 14–41 | 51,574 | [8] |
October 18 | at Virginia Tech* | | | L 17–24 | 41,000 | [9] |
October 25 | Wake Forest | - Scott Stadium
- Charlottesville, VA
| | L 21–66 | 20,171 | [10] |
November 1 | at Vanderbilt* | | | L 14–17 | 21,680 | [11] |
November 8 | East Carolina* | - Scott Stadium
- Charlottesville, VA
| | L 10–61 | 21,950 | [12] |
November 15 | Syracuse* | - Scott Stadium
- Charlottesville, VA
| | L 0–37 | 17,250 | [13] |
November 22 | at No. 20 Maryland | | | L 24–62 | 44,867 | [14] |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Personnel
1975 Virginia Cavaliers football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Name |
Class
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QB
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Scott Gardner (C)
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Sr
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Defense
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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
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References
- ^ "2017 Cavalier Football Fact Book" (PDF). Virginia Cavaliers Athletics. p. 122. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 28, 2017. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
- ^ "1975 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
- ^ Boswell, Thomas (November 24, 1975). "Virginia Fires Randle; Coach 'Just Didn't Fit In'". The Washington Post. p. C1.
- ^ "Virginia 'embarrassed'". The Roanoke Times. September 14, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Virginia nips VMI 22–21". The Danville Register. September 21, 1975. Retrieved February 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Duke dumps Virginia". The Robesonian. September 28, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "North Carolina edges Virginia, 31–28". The Times and Democrat. October 5, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grantz, Gamecocks roll on". The Chapel Hill News. October 12, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gardner passes short as Virginia Tech wins". The Progress-Index. October 19, 1975. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Deacons humiliate Virginia". The Progress-Index. October 26, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Late Cav bid foiled, 17–14". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 2, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UVA ripped by East Carolina". The News Leader. November 9, 1975. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Syracuse clobbers Virginia". Sunday Gazette-Mail. November 16, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Terps romp by 62 to 24". The Baltimore Sun. November 23, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1975 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
- ^ "All-Time Virginia Box Score Game Statistics". Virginia Cavaliers Official Athletic Site. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
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