2011 Virginia Cavaliers football team

2011 Virginia Cavaliers football

Chick-fil-A Bowl, L 24–43 vs. Auburn
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Division	Coastal Division
2011 record	8–5 (5–3 ACC)
Head coach	Mike London (2nd year)
Offensive coordinator	Bill Lazor (2nd year)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Jim Reid (2nd year)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Scott Stadium (Capacity: 61,500)

2011 ACC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Atlantic Division
#22 Clemson x$		6	–	2		10	–	4
Wake Forest		5	–	3		6	–	7
#23 Florida State		5	–	3		9	–	4
NC State		4	–	4		8	–	5
Boston College		3	–	5		4	–	8
Maryland		1	–	7		2	–	10
Coastal Division
#21 Virginia Tech x%		7	–	1		11	–	3
Virginia		5	–	3		8	–	5
Georgia Tech		5	–	3		8	–	5
Miami		3	–	5		6	–	6
North Carolina		3	–	5		7	–	6
Duke		1	–	7		3	–	9
Championship: Clemson 38, Virginia Tech 10
$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions As of January 10, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cavaliers were led by second-year head coach Mike London and played their home games at Scott Stadium. They were members of the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Virginia had an 8–5 overall record on the season with a 5–3 mark in the ACC play to finish in a tie for second place in the Coastal Division. The Cavaliers appeared in the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll for the first time since 2007. Memorable moments from the season include: upsetting #12-ranked and undefeated Georgia Tech and defeating Florida State in Tallahassee for the first time in school history. They also became the first team in NCAA history to win road games against the Miami Hurricanes and the Florida State Seminoles in the same season. They were invited to the Chick-fil-A Bowl, where they were defeated by Auburn, 43–24.

Previous season

The Cavaliers went 4–8 in 2010, their third losing season in a row, and first under new head coach Mike London. Despite having an off-season recruiting class among the best in the country, a major upset versus the then #22 Miami Hurricanes, and a near-upset in the week two game versus the University of Southern California Trojans, the Cavaliers were plagued by penalties (ranked 117th out of 120 in the country) and turnovers, and finished 5th in the Atlantic Coast Conference's Coastal division. In the ACC Preseason Poll,^[1] they were picked to finish at next to last place in the ACC Coastal division, and 11th of 12 overall. ESPN predicted that UVA would be one of the only two ACC teams (alongside Wake Forest) to not achieve bowl eligibility.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	6:00 PM	No. 3 (FCS) William & Mary*		Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA	ESPN3	W 40–3	51,956
September 10	7:00 PM	at Indiana*		Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN	BTN	W 34–31	41,549
September 17	3:30 PM	at North Carolina		Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC (South's Oldest Rivalry)	ESPNU	L 17–28	54,100
September 24	3:30 PM	Southern Miss*		Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA	ACCRSN	L 24–30	43,220
October 1	3:30 PM	Idaho*		Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA	ESPN3	W 21–20 ^OT	39,827
October 15	3:30 PM	No. 12 Georgia Tech		Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA	ESPNU	W 24–21	47,692^[3]
October 22	3:30 PM	NC State		Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA	ESPNU	L 14–28	46,030
October 27	8:00 PM	at Miami (FL)		Sun Life Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL	ESPN	W 28–21	40,403
November 5	12:30 PM	at Maryland		Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD (Rivalry)	ACCN	W 31–13	37,401
November 12	3:00 PM	Duke		Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA	ACCRSN	W 31–21	45,733
November 19	7:30 PM	at No. 23 Florida State		Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL (Jefferson–Eppes Trophy)	ESPN2	W 14–13	77,178
November 26	3:30 PM	No. 6 Virginia Tech	No. 24	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA (Commonwealth Cup)	ABC/ESPN2	L 0–38	61,124
December 31	7:30 PM	vs. Auburn*		Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA (Chick-fil-A Bowl)	ESPN	L 24–43	72,919
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	24	NR	NR	NR
Coaches'	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	25	NR	NR	NR
Harris	Not released						NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	25	NR	NR	Not released
BCS	Not released							NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	Not released

References

↑ "Media Tabs Florida State as 2011 Favorite". Atlantic Coast Conference. July 25, 2011. Archived from the original on September 7, 2011. Retrieved July 25, 2011.
↑ "What Gets UVA to a Winning Season?". SB Nation. August 21, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
↑ "Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs. Virginia Cavaliers Box Score". ESPN. October 15, 2011. Retrieved October 15, 2011.
↑ "Football - 2011 Schedule / Scores". University of Virginia Department of Athletics. Retrieved July 31, 2011.

Virginia Cavaliers football

Venues	Madison Hall Field (1888–1912) Lambeth Field (1913–30) Scott Stadium (1931–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Florida State (Jefferson–Eppes Trophy) Maryland North Carolina (South's Oldest Rivalry) Virginia Tech (Commonwealth Cup)

Culture & lore	CavMan "The Cavalier Song" "The Good Old Song" Cavalier Marching Band "Toe meets leather"

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders W. A. Lambeth

Seasons	1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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