1986 Virginia Cavaliers football team

The 1986 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cavaliers were led by fifth-year head coach George Welsh and played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing tied for sixth.

1986 Virginia Cavaliers football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	3–8 (2–5 ACC)
Head coach	George Welsh (5th season)
Captain	Kevin Gould, Antonio Rice & Sean Scott
Home stadium	Scott Stadium

1986 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 17 Clemson $	5	–	1	–	1			8	–	2	–	2
NC State	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	1
North Carolina	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	1
Georgia Tech	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	1
Maryland	2	–	3	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Wake Forest	2	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Duke	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Virginia	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6	12:20 p.m.	South Carolina*	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	JPS	W 30–20	34,700
September 13	2:00 p.m.	at Navy*	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD		L 10–20	30,057
September 20	7:00 p.m.	Georgia Tech	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA		L 14–28	34,800
September 27	7:00 p.m.	at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC		L 13–20	20,500
October 4	12:20 p.m.	at Wake Forest	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	JPS	W 30–28	25,300
October 11	7:00 p.m.	No. 20 Clemson	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA		L 17–31	44,300
October 25	1:00 p.m.	at Virginia Tech*	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)		L 10–42	51,400
November 1	12:15 p.m.	William & Mary*	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA		L 37–41	35,100
November 8	12:15 p.m.	No. 15 NC State	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	JPS	W 20–16	30,500
November 15	12:15 p.m.	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (South's Oldest Rivalry)	JPS	L 7–27	28,000
November 28	2:30 p.m.	Maryland	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)	CBS	L 10–42	27,800
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

1986 Virginia Cavaliers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class TE 82 Joel Dempsey TE Kevin Ferguson OL John Fetsko TE Mike Fetsko WR Tim Finkelston WR 17 John Ford So TE Darryl Hammond RB Durwin Greggs QB 1 Don Majkowski Sr WR Keith Mattioli RB Kevin Morgan OL Tim Morris RB Antonio Rice QB 10 Scott Secules Jr OL Paul Sierocinsk RB Pat Toland RB Curtis Turner OL 60 Scott Urch Sr RB 22 Chris Warren Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DL Roy Brown DB Eric Clay DB Kevin Cook DB Dennis Fields DB Kevin Gould DL David Griggs DL Preston Hicks DB Ryan Jackson DL Billy Keys LB Jeff Lageman So DL Craig Murden DL Tim O'Connor DL 97 Rayotis Perkins Sr DB Mike Pettine DL Judd Rupp LB Jim Sanford LB Ray Savage DL Sean Scott LB Phil Thomas LB Delano Tyler	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P Joel Dempsey K Jeff Gaffney K Maurizio Manca	Head coach George Welsh Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt