American college football season
The 2022 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia as a member of the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season . Led by first-year head coach Tony Elliott , the Cavaliers compiled an overall record of 3–7 with a mark of 1–6 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the ACC Coast Division. Virginia played home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia .
On the evening of November 13, wide receivers Lavel Davis Jr., Devin Chandler, and linebacker D'Sean Perry were killed while running back Mike Hollins was wounded in a shooting on the university's campus .[1] [2] The shooter was Christopher Darnell Jones Jr., a former running back for the Cavaliers in 2018.[3] In its aftermath, the school announced it would cancel its final home game against Coastal Carolina on November 19[4] [5] and its final game against Virginia Tech on November 26.[6]
Schedule [ edit ] Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 3 12:30 p.m. No. 24 (FCS ) Richmond * ACCRSN W 34–1741,122 September 10 4:00 p.m. at Illinois * ESPNU L 3–2433,669 September 17 2:00 p.m. Old Dominion * Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA ACCN W 16–1440,556 7:00 p.m. at Syracuse ESPN L 20–2234,590 October 1 7:30 p.m. at Duke ACCRSN L 17–3815,152 October 8 12:00 p.m. Louisville Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA ACCN L 17–3438,009 7:30 p.m. at Georgia Tech ESPN W 16–929,362 October 29 12:30 p.m. Miami (FL) Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA ACCRSN L 12–14 4OT 43,714 November 5 12:00 p.m. No. 17 North Carolina ACCN L 28–3144,156 November 12 12:00 p.m. Pittsburgh Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA ACCN L 7–3736,529 November 19 Coastal Carolina * Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA Canceled[a] November 26 at Virginia Tech Canceled[7]
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Game summaries [ edit ] No. 24 (FCS) Richmond [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total No. 24 (FCS) Spiders 7 3 7 0 17 Cavaliers 14 14 0 6 34
At Illinois [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Cavaliers 3 0 0 0 3 Fighting Illini 17 7 3 0 27
Old Dominion [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Monarchs 0 7 0 7 14 Cavaliers 7 3 0 6 16
At Syracuse [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Cavaliers 0 0 13 7 20 Orange 10 6 3 3 22
At Duke [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Cavaliers 0 7 3 7 17 Blue Devils 14 7 7 10 38
Louisville [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals 0 13 14 7 34 Cavaliers 10 0 7 0 17
At Georgia Tech [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Cavaliers 7 6 3 0 16 Yellow Jackets 6 3 0 0 9
1 2 3 4 OT 2OT 3OT 4OT Total Hurricanes 0 3 0 3 3 3 0 2 14 Cavaliers 0 0 3 3 3 3 0 0 12
No. 17 North Carolina [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total No. 17 Tar Heels 3 7 14 7 31 Cavaliers 7 7 7 7 28
Pittsburgh [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Panthers 28 0 3 6 37 Cavaliers 0 0 7 0 7
Coastal Carolina (Canceled) [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Chanticleers 0 Cavaliers 0
At Virginia Tech (Canceled) [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Cavaliers 0 Hokies 0
Coaching staff [ edit ] ^[a] The game between Coastal Carolina and Virginia was cancelled on November 16, 2022, following the 2022 University of Virginia shooting .[5] References [ edit ] ^ Kolenich, Eric (November 13, 2022). "2 wounded, 3 dead in University of bus shooting; suspect in custody" . Richmond Times-Dispatch . Retrieved November 14, 2022 . ^ Schlabach, Mark (November 16, 2022). "Virginia shooting suspect aimed at people, witness says" . ESPN.com . Retrieved November 16, 2022 . ^ Alyssa Lukpat and Joanna Sugden (November 14, 2022). "Suspected UVA Student Gunman in Custody After Fatal Shooting of Three Football Players" . Wall Street Journal . Retrieved November 14, 2022 . ^ "University of Virginia football game cancelled this Saturday following deadly shooting" . WRIC ABC 8News . November 16, 2022. Retrieved November 16, 2022 . ^ a b Wang, Gene (November 16, 2022). "U-Va. football game vs. Coastal Carolina canceled after three players killed" . The Washington Post . Retrieved November 17, 2022 . ^ "UVA-Virginia Tech canceled in wake of shooting" . ESPN.com . November 22, 2022. Retrieved November 22, 2022 . ^ "UVA announces its football season is over, cancels final game against rival Virginia Tech" . Daily Press . Retrieved November 21, 2022 . ^ "2022 Virginia Football Schedule" . FBSchedules.com . Retrieved January 31, 2022 .
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