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American college football season
The 1972 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. The Cavaliers were led by second-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 tied for last.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 9 | at South Carolina* | | W 24–16 | 43,695 | [3] |
September 16 | Virginia Tech* | | W 24–20 | 31,300 | [4] |
September 23 | West Virginia* | - Scott Stadium
- Charlottesville, VA
| L 10–48 | 27,000 | [5] |
September 30 | at Duke | | L 13–37 | 20,806 | [6] |
October 7 | at Vanderbilt* | | L 7–10 | 17,903 | [7] |
October 14 | VMI* | - Scott Stadium
- Charlottesville, VA
| W 45–14 | 19,000 | [8] |
October 21 | at Clemson | | L 21–37 | 32,093 | [9][10] |
October 28 | Maryland | - Scott Stadium
- Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)
| L 23–24 | 21,500 | [11] |
November 4 | NC State | - Scott Stadium
- Charlottesville, VA
| L 14–35 | 17,500 | [12] |
November 11 | at No. 18 North Carolina | | L 3–23 | 36,500 | [13] |
November 18 | at Wake Forest | | W 15–12 | 18,000 | [14] |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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