1973 Virginia Cavaliers football team
American college football season
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The 1973 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. The Cavaliers were led by third-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 in fourth. Lawrence was fired as head coach following the end of the season. He had a record of 11–22 at Virginia.[3]
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record4–7 (3–3 ACC)
Headcoach
- Don Lawrence (3rd season)
Captains
- Paul Ryczek
- Gerard Mullins
- Anthony Zmudzin[1]
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| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Record | 4–7 (3–3 ACC) |
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| Home stadium | Scott Stadium |
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| No. 16 NC State $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Maryland | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 8 | VMI* | W 16–0 | 21,000 | [4] | |
| September 15 | at No. 17 NC State | L 23–43 | 36,200 | [5] | |
| September 22 | at No. 20 Missouri* | L 7–31 | 42,250 | [6] | |
| September 29 | Duke |
| W 7–3 | 20,300 | [7] |
| October 6 | Vanderbilt* |
| L 22–39 | 21,000 | [8] |
| October 13 | at Clemson | L 27–32 | 28,000 | [9] | |
| October 20 | at Virginia Tech* | L 15–27 | 38,000 | [10] | |
| October 27 | Wake Forest |
| W 21–10 | 16,100 | [11] |
| November 3 | North Carolina |
| W 44–40 | 23,500 | [12] |
| November 10 | at Maryland | L 0–33 | 22,300 | [13] | |
| November 17 | at West Virginia* | L 17–42 | 26,000 | [14] | |
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Personnel
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