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1996 Virginia Cavaliers football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1996
team	Virginia Cavaliers
sport	football
conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
short_conf	ACC
record	7–5
conf_record	5–3
head_coach	George Welsh
hc_year	15th
off_coach	Tom O'Brien
oc_year	6th
def_coach	Rick Lantz
dc_year	6th
captain	Tiki Barber
captain2	Todd White
stadium	Scott Stadium
bowl	[Carquest Bowl](1996-carquest-bowl)
bowl_result	L 21–31 vs. [Miami (FL)](1996-miami-hurricanes-football-team)

The 1996 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 15th-year head coach George Welsh, the Cavaliers compiled an overall record of 7–5 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing fourth in the ACC. Virginia was invited to the Carquest Bowl, where the Cavaliers defeated the Miami Hurricanes. The team played home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Schedule

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Roster

References

(September 8, 1996). "Virginia rolls over CMU to give Welsh 99th victory". Detroit Free Press.
(September 15, 1996). "Defense creates offense in Virginia's victory". Potomac News.
(September 22, 1996). "Cavs crank up offense". Daily Press.
(September 29, 1996). "No. 19 Virginia rolls to 37–13 win over No. 13 Texas". The Tyler Courier-Times Telegraph.
(October 6, 1996). "Ga. Tech nips No. 12 Virginia". The Orlando Sentinel.
(October 20, 1996). "Cavs maul Wolfpack". The Charlotte Observer.
(October 27, 1996). "Seminoles avenge only ACC loss". The Montgomery Advertiser.
(November 3, 1996). "Cavs punch out Duke 27–3". Bristol Herald Courier.
(November 10, 1996). "Clemson contains U. Va.". Richmond Times-Dispatch.
(November 17, 1996). "The Cavs have big comeback". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
(November 30, 1996). "Virginia Tech rips Virginia to go 10–1". Austin American-Statesman.
(December 28, 1996). "Big Mack attack". The Palm Beach Post.
"1996 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.

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