2006 Virginia Cavaliers football team

The 2006 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head coach was Al Groh. They played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia.

2006 Virginia Cavaliers football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Division	Coastal
Record	5–7 (4–4 ACC)
Head coach	Al Groh (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Groh (1st season)
Offensive scheme	West Coast
Defensive coordinator	Mike London (1st season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Scott Stadium (Capacity: 61,500)
Uniform

2006 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Atlantic Division
No. 18 Wake Forest x$		6	–	2					11	–	3
No. 20 Boston College		5	–	3					10	–	3
Maryland		5	–	3					9	–	4
Clemson		5	–	3					8	–	5
Florida State		3	–	5					7	–	6
NC State		2	–	6					3	–	9
Coastal Division
Georgia Tech x		7	–	1					9	–	5
No. 19 Virginia Tech		6	–	2					10	–	3
Virginia		4	–	4					5	–	7
Miami (FL)		3	–	5					7	–	6
North Carolina		2	–	6					3	–	9
Duke		0	–	8					0	–	12
Championship: Wake Forest 9, Georgia Tech 6
$ – BCS representative as conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Preseason

Coming off an up and down season, the 2006 Virginia Cavaliers looked to continue their success while initiating a new starting quarterback.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:00 pm	at Pittsburgh*	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ESPNU	L 13–38	46,758
September 9	3:30 pm	Wyoming*	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA		W 13–12 OT	60,429
September 16	3:30 pm	Western Michigan*	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ESPN360	L 10–17	59,679
September 21	7:30 pm	at Georgia Tech	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	ESPN	L 7–24	51,081
September 30	12:00 pm	at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	LFS	W 37–0	19,241
October 7	3:30 pm	at East Carolina*	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	CSTV	L 21–31	35,541
October 14	3:30 pm	Maryland	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)	ESPN360	L 26–28	59,367
October 19	7:30 pm	North Carolina	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (South's Oldest Rivalry)	ESPN	W 23–0	56,632
October 28	12:00 pm	NC State	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	LFS	W 14–7	55,730
November 4	12:00 pm	at Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	LFS	L 0–33	82,804
November 18	12:00 pm	Miami	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	LFS	W 17–7	54,552
November 25	12:00 pm	at No. 14 Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (Commonwealth Cup)	LFS	L 0–17	66,233
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Personnel

2006 Virginia Cavaliers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB Kevin McCabe QB Christian Olson QB Jameel Sewell OL 77 Ian-Yates Cunningham  Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Al Groh Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head coach:	Al Groh
Defensive coordinator/defensive line coach:	Mike London
Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach   /recruiting coordinator:	Mike Groh
Assistant head coach for offense/wide receivers:	John Garrett
Assistant head coach/defensive backs coach:	Steve Bernstein
Special teams coordinator/linebackers coach	Bob Diaco
Defensive assistant coach/assistant defensive line coach	Lervern Belin
Running game coordinator/offensive line coach	Dave Borbely
Assistant special teams coordinator/running backs coach	Anthony Poindexter
Tight ends coach/assistant recruiting coordinator	Bob Price
Graduate assistant offense	Kase Luzar
Graduate assistant defense	Rich Yahner
Head strength coach	Evan Marcus
Director of football video operations	Luke Goldstein