1979 Virginia Cavaliers football team

1979 Virginia Cavaliers football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record6–5 (1–4 ACC)
Head coach
Captains
  • Steve Potter
  • Michael Newhall
Home stadiumScott Stadium
1979 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
NC State $ 5 1 07 4 0
Clemson 4 2 08 4 0
Maryland 4 2 07 4 0
Wake Forest 3 2 08 4 0
No. 15 North Carolina 3 3 08 3 1
Virginia 1 4 06 5 0
Duke 0 6 02 8 1
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cavaliers were led by fourth-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 sixth.