1980 Virginia Cavaliers football team

The 1980 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cavaliers were led by fifth-year head coach Dick Bestwick and played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing tied for fourth.

1980 Virginia Cavaliers football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	4–7 (2–4 ACC)
Head coach	Dick Bestwick (5th season)
Captains	Quentin Murray Brian Musselman Tommy Vigorito[1]
Home stadium	Scott Stadium
Seasons ← 1979 1981 →

1980 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 10 North Carolina $	6	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
Maryland	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
NC State	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Clemson	2	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Wake Forest	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Virginia	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Duke	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 13	1:30 p.m.	Navy*	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	W 6–3	35,174	[2]
September 20	1:30 p.m.	NC State	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	L 13–27	30,072	[3]
September 27	1:30 p.m.	at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	W 20–17	14,144	[4]
October 4	1:30 p.m.	at West Virginia*	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	L 21–45	45,088	[5]
October 11	1:30 p.m.	Clemson	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	L 24–27	32,443	[6]
October 18	1:30 p.m.	at Virginia Tech*	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)	L 0–30	52,000	[7]
October 25	1:00 p.m.	at Wake Forest	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	W 24–21	23,300	[8]
November 1	1:30 p.m.	at Tennessee*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	W 16–13	94,333	[9]
November 8	1:30 p.m.	Rutgers*	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	L 17–19	30,011	[10]
November 15	1:00 p.m.	at No. 15 North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (South's Oldest Rivalry)	L 3–26	49,500	[11]
November 22	1:30 p.m.	Maryland	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)	L 0–31	22,407	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1980 Virginia Cavaliers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 22 Tommy Vigorito Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DT 99 Stuart Anderson Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Dick Bestwick Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt