1981 Virginia Cavaliers football team

1981 Virginia Cavaliers football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record1–10 (0–6 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainKeith Lee, Todd Kirtley[1]
Home stadiumScott Stadium
Seasons
← 1980
1982 →
1981 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Clemson $ 6 0 0 12 0 0
No. 9 North Carolina 5 1 0 10 2 0
Maryland 4 2 0 4 6 1
Duke 3 3 0 6 5 0
NC State 2 4 0 4 7 0
Wake Forest 1 5 0 4 7 0
Virginia 0 6 0 1 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cavaliers were led by sixth-year head coach Dick Bestwick and played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing in last. At the conclusion of a 1–10 campaign, Bestwick was fired.[2] He had a record of 16–49–1 at Virginia.

  1. ^ "2017 Cavalier Football Fact Book" (PDF). Virginia Cavaliers Athletics. p. 122. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 28, 2017. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
  2. ^ Asher, Mark; Cohen, Larry (December 1, 1981). "Bestwick Is Fired As Virginia Coach". The Washington Post. p. D1.