2010 Virginia Cavaliers football team

The 2010 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season as a member of the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The Cavaliers, led by first year head coach Mike London, played their home games at Scott Stadium and are members of the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 4–8, 1–7 in ACC play.

2010 Virginia Cavaliers football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Division	Coastal
Record	4–8 (1–7 ACC)
Head coach	Mike London (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Bill Lazor (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Jim Reid (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Scott Stadium (Capacity: 61,500)
Seasons ← 2009 2011 →

2010 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Atlantic Division
No. 17 Florida State x		6	–	2					10	–	4
No. 23 Maryland		5	–	3					9	–	4
No. 25 NC State		5	–	3					9	–	4
Boston College		4	–	4					7	–	6
Clemson		4	–	4					6	–	7
Wake Forest		1	–	7					3	–	9
Coastal Division
No. 16 Virginia Tech x$		8	–	0					11	–	3
Miami (FL)		5	–	3					7	–	6
Georgia Tech		4	–	4					6	–	7
North Carolina		4	–	4					8	–	5
Duke		1	–	7					3	–	9
Virginia		1	–	7					4	–	8
Championship: Virginia Tech 44, Florida State 33
$ – BCS representative as conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	6:00 pm	Richmond*	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ESPN3	W 34–13	54,146[1]
September 11	10:30 pm	at No. 14 USC*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	FSN	L 14–17	81,375
September 25	1:30 pm	VMI*	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ESPN3	W 48–7	43,592
October 2	12:00 pm	No. 23 Florida State	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (Battle for the Jefferson-Eppes Trophy)	ACCN	L 14–34	47,096
October 9	3:30 pm	at Georgia Tech	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	ESPNU	L 21–33	48,016
October 16	6:00 pm	North Carolina	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (South's Oldest Rivalry)	ESPN3	L 10–44	50,830
October 23	6:00 pm	Eastern Michigan*	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ESPN3	W 48–21	37,386
October 30	12:00 pm	No. 22 Miami (FL)	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ESPN	W 24–19	39,328
November 6	12:00 pm	at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ESPN3	L 48–55	22,741
November 13	3:30 pm	Maryland	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)	ESPN3	L 23–42	45,634
November 20	12:00 pm	at Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPNU	L 13–17	39,263
November 27	12:00 pm	at No. 14 Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (Commonwealth Cup)	ACCN	L 7–37	66,233
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Personnel

2010 Virginia Cavaliers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class TE Jake McGee Fr QB Marc Verica Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Mike London Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt