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American college football season
The 1995 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 14th-year head coach George Welsh, the Cavaliers compiled an overall record of 9–4, with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, and finished as ACC co-champion. They played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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August 26 | 12:00 pm | at No. 14 Michigan* | No. 17 | | ABC | L 17–18 | 101,444 | [1] |
September 2 | 7:00 pm | No. 12 (I-AA) William & Mary* | No. 17 | | | W 40–16 | 38,300 | [2] |
September 9 | 4:00 pm | at No. 23 NC State | No. 16 | | | W 29–24 | 47,718 | [3] |
September 16 | 1:30 pm | Georgia Tech | No. 16 | - Scott Stadium
- Charlottesville, VA
| | W 41–14 | 36,500 | [4] |
September 23 | 12:00 pm | at Clemson | No. 11 | | JPS | W 22–3 | 70,226 | [5] |
September 30 | 12:00 pm | Wake Forest | No. 11 | - Scott Stadium
- Charlottesville, VA
| JPS | W 35–17 | 37,500 | [6] |
October 7 | 12:00 pm | at North Carolina | No. 9 | | JPS | L 17–22 | 50,100 | [7] |
October 14 | 1:30 pm | Duke | No. 19 | - Scott Stadium
- Charlottesville, VA
| | W 44–30 | 40,200 | [8] |
October 21 | 1:00 pm | at No. 16 Texas* | No. 14 | | Raycom | L 16–17 | 70,427 | [9] |
November 2 | 8:00 pm | No. 2 Florida State | No. 24 | | ESPN | W 33–28 | 44,300 | [10] |
November 11 | 12:00 pm | at Maryland | No. 14 | | JPS | W 21–18 | 45,720 | [11] |
November 18 | 12:00 pm | No. 20 Virginia Tech* | No. 13 | - Scott Stadium
- Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)
| ABC | L 29–36 | 43,600 | [12] |
December 30 | 8:00 pm | vs. Georgia* | No. 18 | | ESPN | W 34–27 | 70,825 | [13] |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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1995 Virginia Cavaliers football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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Class
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K
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16
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Raphael Garcia
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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- ^ "Mercury rises and shines". Lansing State Journal. August 27, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cavs ease by Tribe". Daily Press. September 3, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cavs spoil Wolfpack's revival". Winston-Salem Journal. September 10, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "U. Va. is all there". Daily Press. September 17, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cavaliers end jinx by Tigers". The News and Observer. September 24, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cavaliers subdue Deacons". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 1, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fourth-down gamble pays off as N. Carolina upsets Virginia". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. October 8, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cavs match Devils' intensity". The Herald-Sun. October 15, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas beats ranked team for first time in 1995". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 22, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "ACC-ya! FSU falls". The Tampa Tribune. November 3, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UVa locks up share of ACC title". The News and Advance. November 12, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tech rally stuns Cavs". The Daily News Leader. November 19, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Dogs can't win 'for the Goffer'". Ledger-Enquirer. December 31, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1995 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
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