1973 Virginia Cavaliers football team

1973 Virginia Cavaliers football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record4–7 (3–3 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainPaul Ryczek, Gerard Mullins, Anthony Zmudzin[1]
Home stadiumScott Stadium
Seasons
← 1972
1974 →
1973 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 16 NC State $ 6 0 0 9 3 0
No. 20 Maryland 5 1 0 8 4 0
Clemson 4 2 0 5 6 0
Virginia 3 3 0 4 7 0
Duke 1 4 1 2 8 1
North Carolina 1 5 0 4 7 0
Wake Forest 0 5 1 1 9 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[2]

The 1973 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. The Cavaliers were led by third-year head coach Don Lawrence and played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing in fourth. Lawrence was fired as head coach following the end of the season. He had a record of 11–22 at Virginia.[3]

  1. ^ "2017 Cavalier Football Fact Book" (PDF). Virginia Cavaliers Athletics. p. 121. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 28, 2017. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
  2. ^ "1973 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
  3. ^ "Don Lawrence Fired". The Washington Post. November 20, 1973. p. D1.