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College Football - Atlantic Coast Conference
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Virginia Cavaliers
Location: Charlottesville, Va.
University Founded: 1819
Enrollment: 20,399
Nickname:
 Cavaliers, Wahoos, 'Hoos
School Colors: Orange and Blue
Joined the ACC: December 1953
U. President: John T. Casteen III
Director of Athletics: Craig Littlepage
Head Coach: Al Groh (since '01)
Conference Champions:
’89, ’95 (Co)
Stadium: Scott Stadium (1931)
Current Capacity: 61,500
First Year of Football: 1888 |
The Virginia Cavaliers were established in 1888 playing local YMCA teams and fellow state teams without pads, the Cavaliers have evolved into a multimillion dollar operation in front of over 61,500 fans at recently renovated Scott Stadium.
The General Athletic Association was formed to govern UVa sports in 1892, and Virginia joined its first league, the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association in 1894.
Between 1900 and 1915 Virginia changed their coaches 10 times and achieve 10 winning seasons with help from a quarterback named Robert K. "Bobby" Gooch and a Walter Camp All-America halfback named Eugene N. "Buck" Mayer. |
University teams became the Virginia Cavaliers around 1923.
Virginia was admitted into the ACC on Dec. 4th 1953. The first 9 years in the ACC brought 9 losing seasons and a 28 game losing streak lasting from the third game of 1958 until the opening game of 1961. The streak ended in front of 18,000 fans in Scott Stadium for opening day of the 1961 season.
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