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The 1971 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. The Cavaliers were led by first-year head coach Don Lawrence and played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing tied for third.

Record3–8 (2–3 ACC)
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1971 Virginia Cavaliers football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record3–8 (2–3 ACC)
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Home stadiumScott Stadium
Seasons
← 1970
1972 →
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1971 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
North Carolina $6–0–09–3–0
Clemson4–2–05–6–0
Duke2–3–06–5–0
Wake Forest2–3–06–5–0
Virginia2–3–03–8–0
NC State2–4–03–8–0
Maryland1–4–02–9–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 111:30 p.m.Navy*L 6–1023,500[2]
September 18at No. 4 Michigan*L 0–5681,391[3]
September 25No. 20 Dukedagger
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 0–2818,500[4]
October 2Vanderbilt*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 27–2312,500[5]
October 9at South Carolina*L 14–3443,861[6]
October 16vs. ClemsonL 15–3214,000[7]
October 23at Army*L 9–1442,535[8]
October 30at NC StateW 14–1021,600[9]
November 6Virginia Tech*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)
L 0–630,100[10]
November 13North Carolina
L 20–3218,450[11]
November 20at MarylandW 29–2712,600[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time
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