1982 Virginia Cavaliers football team

The 1982 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cavaliers were led by first-year head coach George Welsh and played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing in sixth.

1982 Virginia Cavaliers football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	2–9 (1–5 ACC)
Head coach	George Welsh (1st season)
Captains	Pat Chester Kevin Riccio[1]
Home stadium	Scott Stadium
Seasons ← 1981 1983 →

1982 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 8 Clemson $	6	–	0	–	0			9	–	1	–	1
No. 20 Maryland	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
No. 18 North Carolina	3	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Duke	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
NC State	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Virginia	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Wake Forest	0	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	3:50 p.m.	at Navy*	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	ABC	L 16–30	26,017	[2]
September 18	1:30 p.m.	James Madison*	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA		L 17–21	23,524	[3]
September 25	1:30 p.m.	at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC		L 17–51	21,725	[4]
October 2	1:30 p.m.	NC State	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA		L 13–16	23,747	[5]
October 9	8:00 p.m.	Clemson	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	TBS	L 0–48	30,971	[6]
October 23	1:30 p.m.	Wake Forest	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA		W 34–27	24,105	[7]
October 30	1:30 p.m.	VMI*	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA		W 37–6	29,456	[8]
November 6	1:30 p.m.	at Georgia Tech*	Grant Field Atlanta, GA		L 32–38	22,103	[9]
November 13	1:00 p.m.	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (South's Oldest Rivalry)		L 14–27	49,500	[10]
November 20	1:30 p.m.	No. 19 Maryland	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)		L 14–45	20,002	[11]
November 25	8:15 p.m.	at Virginia Tech*	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)	TBS	L 14–21	23,800	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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