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American college football season
The 1976 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. The Cavaliers were led by first-year head coach Dick Bestwick and played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing in sixth.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 11 | at Washington* | | L 17–38 | 37,500–40,412 | [3] |
September 18 | William & Mary* | | L 0–14 | 26,000 | [4] |
September 25 | Duke | - Scott Stadium
- Charlottesville, VA
| L 6–21 | 20,000 | [5] |
October 2 | at Georgia Tech* | | L 14–35 | 38,119 | [6] |
October 9 | at South Carolina* | | L 7–35 | 47,239 | [7] |
October 16 | Virginia Tech* | - Scott Stadium
- Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)
| L 10–14 | 32,618 | [8] |
October 23 | at Wake Forest | | W 18–17 | 18,300 | [9] |
October 30 | vs. VMI* | | L 7–13 | 22,500 | [10] |
November 6 | Lehigh* | - Scott Stadium
- Charlottesville, VA
| W 21–20 | 16,743 | [11] |
November 13 | at North Carolina | | L 6–31 | 48,000 | [12] |
November 20 | No. 6 Maryland | - Scott Stadium
- Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)
| L 0–28 | 23,100 | [13] |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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