1974 Virginia Cavaliers football team

The 1974 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. The Cavaliers were led by first-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 sixth.

1974 Virginia Cavaliers football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	4–7 (1–5 ACC)
Head coach	Sonny Randle (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Carl Reese (1st season)
Captain	Dick Ambrose[1]
Home stadium	Scott Stadium
Seasons ← 1973 1975 →

1974 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 13 Maryland $	6	–	0	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
No. 11 NC State	4	–	2	–	0			9	–	2	–	1
Clemson	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
North Carolina	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Duke	2	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Virginia	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Wake Forest	0	–	6	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 14	at Navy*	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 28–35	16,987	[3]
September 21	William & Mary*	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	W 38–28	26,000	[4]
September 28	at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	L 7–27	18,250	[5]
October 5	at Georgia Tech*	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	L 24–28	26,371	[6]
October 12	No. 11 NC State	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	L 21–22	27,100	[7]
October 19	Virginia Tech*	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)	W 28–27	32,149	[8]
October 26	at Wake Forest	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	W 14–0	13,700	[9]
November 2	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (South's Oldest Rivalry)	L 10–24	38,500	[10]
November 9	VMI*	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	W 28–10	26,030	[11]
November 16	at Clemson	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	L 9–28	32,656	[12][13]
November 23	No. 11 Maryland	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)	L 0–10	22,100	[14]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Personnel

1974 Virginia Cavaliers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB Scott Gardner Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Sonny Randle Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt