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1973 Virginia Cavaliers football team

The 1973 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. The Cavaliers were led by third-year head coach Don Lawrence and played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing in fourth. Lawrence was fired as head coach following the end of the season. He had a record of 11–22 at Virginia.[3]

1973 Virginia Cavaliers football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record4–7 (3–3 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainPaul Ryczek, Gerard Mullins, Anthony Zmudzin[1]
Home stadiumScott Stadium
Seasons
← 1972
1974 →
1973 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 16 NC State $ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 20 Maryland 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Clemson 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Virginia 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Duke 1 – 4 – 1 2 – 8 – 1
North Carolina 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Wake Forest 0 – 5 – 1 1 – 9 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8VMI*
W 16–021,000[4]
September 15at No. 17 NC State
L 23–4336,200[5]
September 22at No. 20 Missouri*
L 7–3142,250[6]
September 29Duke
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 7–320,300[7]
October 6Vanderbilt* 
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 22–3921,000[8]
October 13at Clemson
L 27–3228,000[9]
October 20at Virginia Tech*
L 15–2738,000[10]
October 27Wake Forest
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 21–1016,100[11]
November 3North Carolina
W 44–4023,500[12]
November 10at Maryland
L 0–3322,300[13]
November 17at West Virginia*
L 17–4226,000[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Personnel

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1973 Virginia Cavaliers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB Scott Gardner So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

References

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  1. ^ "2017 Cavalier Football Fact Book" (PDF). Virginia Cavaliers Athletics. p. 121. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 28, 2017. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
  2. ^ "1973 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
  3. ^ "Don Lawrence Fired". The Washington Post. November 20, 1973. p. D1.
  4. ^ "Virginia rocks VMI 16–0 in 1973 football opener". The Danville Register. September 9, 1973. Retrieved February 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Wolfpack hands Virginia 43–23 shellacking". Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel. September 16, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Mizzou rips Virginia, 31–7". The Sunday Oklahoman. September 23, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Virginia spills Duke 7–3". The Tennessean. September 30, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Vandy wallops Virginia". Bristol Herald Courier. October 7, 1973. Retrieved October 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Tigers rally past Virginia". Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel. October 14, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "VPI shades Cavaliers by 27–15". Daily Press. October 21, 1973. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Virginia defeats Wake 21–10". The Times and Democrat. October 28, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "UNC falls by 44–40 to Cavs". Tallahassee Democrat. November 4, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Kinard sparks Terps past UVa". Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel. November 11, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "W. Virginia wallops Virginia". The Pittsburgh Press. November 18, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "1973 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  16. ^ "All-Time Virginia Box Score Game Statistics". Virginia Cavaliers Official Athletic Site. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
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