1995 Virginia Cavaliers football team

The 1995 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 14th-year head coach George Welsh, the Cavaliers compiled an overall record of 9–4 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, sharing the ACC title with Florida State. Virginia was invited to the Peach Bowl, where the Cavaliers defeated Georgia. The team played home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia.

1995 Virginia Cavaliers football
ACC co-champion Peach Bowl champion
Peach Bowl, W 34–27 vs. Georgia
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 17
AP	No. 16
Record	9–4 (7–1 ACC)
Head coach	George Welsh (14th season)
Offensive coordinator	Tom O'Brien (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	Rick Lantz (5th season)
Captains	Jason Augustino Mike Groh Skeet Jones
Home stadium	Scott Stadium
Seasons ← 1994 1996 →

1995 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 4 Florida State +		7	–	1					10	–	2
No. 16 Virginia +		7	–	1					9	–	4
Clemson		6	–	2					8	–	4
Georgia Tech		5	–	3					6	–	5
North Carolina		4	–	4					7	–	5
Maryland		4	–	4					6	–	5
NC State		2	–	6					3	–	8
Duke		1	–	7					3	–	8
Wake Forest		0	–	8					1	–	10
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Virginia's victory over of No. 2 Florida State on November 2 made the Cavaliers the first ACC team to beat the Seminoles in conference play.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 26	12:00 pm	at No. 14 Michigan*	No. 17	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI (Pigskin Classic)	ABC	L 17–18	101,444	[1]
September 2	7:00 pm	No. 12 (I-AA) William & Mary*	No. 17	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA		W 40–16	38,300	[2]
September 9	4:00 pm	at No. 23 NC State	No. 16	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC		W 29–24	47,718	[3]
September 16	1:30 pm	Georgia Tech	No. 16	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA		W 41–14	36,500	[4]
September 23	12:00 pm	at Clemson	No. 11	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	JPS	W 22–3	70,226	[5]
September 30	12:00 pm	Wake Forest	No. 11	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	JPS	W 35–17	37,500	[6]
October 7	12:00 pm	at North Carolina	No. 9	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (South's Oldest Rivalry)	JPS	L 17–22	50,100	[7]
October 14	1:30 pm	Duke	No. 19	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA		W 44–30	40,200	[8]
October 21	1:00 pm	at No. 16 Texas*	No. 14	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	Raycom	L 16–17	70,427	[9]
November 2	8:00 pm	No. 2 Florida State	No. 24	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (Jefferson–Eppes Trophy)	ESPN	W 33–28	44,300	[10]
November 11	12:00 pm	at Maryland	No. 14	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD (rivalry)	JPS	W 21–18	45,720	[11]
November 18	12:00 pm	No. 20 Virginia Tech*	No. 13	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)	ABC	L 29–36	43,600	[12]
December 30	8:00 pm	vs. Georgia*	No. 18	Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA (Peach Bowl)	ESPN	W 34–27	70,825	[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

1995 Virginia Cavaliers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 2 Demetrius Allen QB 13 Mike Groh Sr WR 17 Germane Crowell So RB 21 Tiki Barber Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 19 Ronde Barber So DB 27 Percy Ellsworth Sr LB 33 Jamie Sharper Jr LB 42 James Farrior Jr LB Shannon Taylor Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 16 Raphael Garcia	Head coach George Welsh Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt