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1997 Virginia Cavaliers football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1997
team	Virginia Cavaliers
sport	football
conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
short_conf	ACC
record	7–4
conf_record	5–3
head_coach	George Welsh
hc_year	16th
off_coach	Sparky Woods
oc_year	1st
def_coach	Rick Lantz
dc_year	7th
captain	Doug Karczewski
captain2	Anthony Poindexter
stadium	Scott Stadium

The 1997 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 16th-year head coach George Welsh, the Cavaliers compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, tying for third place in the ACC. The team played home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Schedule

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Personnel

George Welsh
Paul Schudel – Offensive line

References

(September 5, 1997). "SEC's Auburn defeats ACC's Virginia". The Orlando Sentinel.
(September 14, 1997). "Sloppy U. Va. tops UR". Daily Press.
(September 28, 1997). "Reversal of fortune; UNC rallies for huge win over Cavs". The Chapel Hill News.
(October 5, 1997). "Virginia QB leads Cavs' charge past stunned Wake". The Charlotte Observer.
(October 12, 1997). "Clemson not Cavalier about loss to Virginia". The Atlanta Constitution.
(October 19, 1997). "Late game taunt costs Duke chance at OT". Asheville Citizen-Times.
(October 26, 1997). "Double dip; Memory of only ACC loss sparks Florida State to rout of U.Va.". Richmond Times-Dispatch.
(November 2, 1997). "Once again Virginia pummels Maryland". News and Record.
(November 9, 1997). "Cavaliers survive another wild finish". The Roanoke Times.
(November 16, 1997). "Wolfpack hangs on to defeat Cavs". Rocky Mount Telegram.
(November 30, 1997). "Cavaliers stoke bowl hopes". The News and Observer.
"1997 UVa Football Schedule/Results". Virginia Athletics.

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