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The Virginia Cavaliers are a college football program that competes in NCAA Division I-A and the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
History
Beginnings
The Virginia Cavalier's first team--a helmetless band of young men in tight shirts, laced-up pants and high-top cleats--opened its season on a gravel-strewn field, the historic contest witnessed by a sparse gathering of fans and no press coverage. That 1888 squad of 11 men and one substitute played three games, winning two and losing one, on a five-acre tract behind what is now Madison Hall.
President Grover Cleveland spoke at finals in 1888. The next fall, the first intercollegiate football game was played at UVa, with the team dressed in new school colors--orange and blue--that replaced the original, Confederate-inspired red and gray. The first squad, its coach forgotten by history, was run club-style by a "Foot Ball Association." The '88 team defeated Pantops Academy and Episcopal High School, and lost decisively to Johns Hopkins.
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.
Lambeth Field
Work began in 1901 on 21-acre Lambeth Field, propelling sports development at UVa. The trend was not welcome in all corners, however, according to University historian Philip Alexander Bruce, who wrote disparagingly of the arrival of "professional athletes in disguise" from all over the country. School President Edwin Alderman was significantly alarmed to appoint an investigating committee in 1904, and a strict athletic code was written in 1906.
Between 1900 and 1915 saw Virginia change 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. Season tickets were $7.50 for students and $9.50 for alumni when 8,000-seat Lambeth Stadium opened in 1913, with a price tag of $35,000. The season began with three home shutout victories for Virginia, followed later in the season by a home game with Vanderbilt that was billed as The Football Classic of the South. Trainloads of alumni rolled into Charlottesville to watch Virginia crush the Commodores, 34-0, at Lambeth's dedication.
1900 - 1950
For years hence, it was traditional to designate "a greatest home game" each season. In 1914, it was Georgia -- a "Rally 'Round the Rotunda" won by UVa, 28-0, in a drizzle, as Bobby Gooch "general-led his men with rare ability," the Alumni News gushed. Betting was heavy on Yale for a 1915 game that ranked as the biggest all-time win at that stage of Virginia's history. No Southern team had ever defeated the Ivy League power until Virginia--led by quarterback Norborne Berkeley and Buck Mayer--won 10-0 in New Haven. Headlines in the Charlottesville Daily Progress read, "Yale Bowl a Soup Tureen--Virginia Eleven Serves Dish of Bulldog Stew!"
2006 Season
Currently the Cavaliers are 4-6, 3-3 in the ACC:
| Date | Opponent | Location | Result/Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Sep 06 | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | L, 38-13 |
| 9 Sep 06 | Wyoming | Charlottesville, Virginia | W, 13-12 (OT) |
| 16 Sep 06 | Western Michigan | Charlottesville, Virginia | L, 17-10 |
| 21 Sep 06 | Georgia Tech | Atlanta, Georgia | L, 24-7 |
| 30 Sep 06 | Duke | Durham, North Carolina | W, 37-0 |
| 7 Oct 06 | East Carolina | Greenville, North Carolina | L, 31-21 |
| 14 Oct 06 | Maryland | Charlottesville, Virginia | L, 28-26 |
| 19 Oct 06 | North Carolina (South's Oldest Rivalry) | Charlottesville, Virginia | W, 23-0 |
| 28 Oct 06 | NC State | Charlottesville, Virginia | W, 14-7 |
| 4 Nov 06 | Florida State | Tallahassee, Florida | L, 0-33 |
| 18 Nov 06 | Miami | Charlottesville, Virginia | TBA |
| 25 Nov 06 | Virginia Tech (Commonwealth Cup) | Blacksburg, Virginia | TBA |
| ACC Games |
| Homecoming |
Coaching Staff
Current
| 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 |
| Asst. 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 | Like Goldstein |
Previous Head Coaches
- 1888-1892 Unknown
- 1893-1894 John Poe
- 1895 Harry Mackey
- 1896-1897 Martin Bergen
- 1898 Joseph Massie (Virginia 1893)
- 1899-1900 Archie Hoxton (Virginia 1896)
- 1901 Wesley Abbott
- 1902 John De Saulles
- 1903 Gresham Poe
- 1904 Foster Sanford
- 1905-1906 William Cole
- 1907 Hammond Johnson (Virginia 1907)
- 1908 Merritt Cooke, Jr. (Virginia 1906)
- 1909 John Neff (Virginia 1908)
- 1910 Charles Crawford (Virginia 1908)
- 1911 Kemper Yancey (Virginia 1909)
- 1912 John “Speed” Elliott (Virginia 1909)
- 1914 Joseph Wood (Virginia 1914)
- 1915 Harry Varner (Virginia 1911)
- 1916 Peyton Evans (Virginia 1915)
- 1917-1918 No Team
- 1919 Harris Coleman (Virginia 1916)
- 1913, 1920-1921 Rice Warren (Virginia 1905)
- 1922 Thomas Campbell
- 1923-1928 Earle "Greasy" Neale
- 1929-1930 Earl Abell
- 1931-1933 Fred Dawson
- 1934-1936 Gus Tebell
- 1937-1945 Frank Murray
- 1946-1952 Arthur Guepe
- 1953-1955 Ned McDonald
- 1956-1957 Ben Martin
- 1958-1960 Richard Voris
- 1961-1964 Bill Elias
- 1965-1970 George Blackburn
- 1971-1973 Don Lawrence
- 1974-1975 Sonny Randle (Virginia 1959)
- 1976-1981 Dick Bestwick
- 1982-2000 George Welsh
- 2001-Present Al Groh (Virginia 1967)
Stadiums
Conference Championships
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association Championship
Individual Award Winners
First Team All Americans
- Jim Bakhtiar, fullback, 1957
- Will Brice, punter, 1995
- Ahmad Brooks, linebacker, 2004
- Elton Brown, offensive guard, 2004#
- Mark Dixon, offensive guard, 1993#
- Jim Dombrowski, offensive tackle, 1985$
- Bill Dudley, halfback, 1941#
- Percy Ellsworth, defensive back, 1995
- D'Brickashaw Ferguson, offensive tackle, 2005
- Thomas Jones, tailback, 1999#
- Patrick Kerney, defensive end, 1998
- Noel LaMantagne, offensive tackle/offensive guard, 1999
- Eugene Mayer, halfback 1915
- Heath Miller, tight end, 2004$
- Herman Moore, wide receiver, 1990#
- Shawn Moore, quarterback, 1990
- Joe Palumbo, middle guard, 1951
- John Papit, fullback, 1949
- Anthony Poindexter, defensive back, 1997 & 1998#
- Ray Roberts, offensive tackle, 1991
- Ray Savage, defensive end/ outside linebacker, 1989
- Tom Scott, defensive end, 1952
- Chris Slade, defensive end, 1991 & 1992#
- John St. Clair, center, 1999
| $ -unanimous All Americans |
| # -consensus All Americans |
Retired Numbers
- 12—Shawn Moore, quarterback
- 24—Frank Quayle, halfback
- 35—Bill Dudley, halfback
- 48—Joe Palumbo, middle guard
- 73–Jim Dombrowski, offensive tackle
- 97—Gene Edmonds, halfback
College Football Hall of Famers
- Bill Dudley, halfback, inducted in 1956
- Earle "Greasy" Neale, head coach, inducted in 1967
- Tom Scott, defensive end, inducted in 1979
- Frank Murray, head coach, inducted in 1983
- Joe Palumbo, middle guard, inducted in 1999
- George Welsh, head coach, inducted in 2004
NFL Hall of Famers
- Bill Dudley, halfback, inducted December 6, 1966
- Earle "Greasy" Neale, head coach, inducted September 13, 1969
- Henry Jordan, tackle, inducted July 29, 1995
Maxwell Award
John Mackey Award
Draddy Trophy
Current NFL Players
- Ronde Barber - Cornerback, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Tiki Barber - Running Back, New York Giants
- Aaron Brooks - Quarterback, Oakland Raiders
- Ahmad Brooks - Linebacker, Cincinnati Bengals
- James Farrior - Linebacker, Pittsburgh Steelers
- Marques Hagans - Quarterback, St. Louis Rams
- Thomas Jones - Running Back, Chicago Bears
- Wali Lundy - Running Back, Houston Texans
- Heath Miller - Tight End, Pittsburgh Steelers
- Alvin Pearman - Running Back, Jacksonville Jaguars
- Matt Schaub - Quarterback, Atlanta Falcons
Other Famous Players
- Jim Grobe - Head Coach, Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
- Don Majkowski - Retired NFL Quarterback
- Herman Moore - Retired NFL Wide Receiver
See Also
References
- Philip Alexander Bruce, History of the University of Virginia, 1819-1919 (New York: The MacMillan Co. 1920-22), 5 vols.
- Charlottesville Daily Progress
