1990 Virginia Cavaliers football team
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The 1990 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia
in the 1990 college football season. The Cavaliers offense scored 464 points while the defense allowed 227 points. Led by head coach George Welsh, the Cavaliers competed in the .
This Virginia team is noteworthy for having achieved a No. 1 national ranking in the Associated Press
college football poll for three weeks during the season, starting on October 16 of that year. The Cavaliers held the nation's top spot through the poll of October 30, but then dropped 10 spots after a loss to eventual national co-champion Georgia Tech the next week and continued to fade after that. It was the first time in the program's history that Virginia had ever earned the No. 1 ranking.
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University of Virginia
The University of Virginia is a public research university located in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, founded by Thomas Jefferson...
in the 1990 college football season. The Cavaliers offense scored 464 points while the defense allowed 227 points. Led by head coach George Welsh, the Cavaliers competed in the .
This Virginia team is noteworthy for having achieved a No. 1 national ranking in the Associated Press
Associated Press
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college football poll for three weeks during the season, starting on October 16 of that year. The Cavaliers held the nation's top spot through the poll of October 30, but then dropped 10 spots after a loss to eventual national co-champion Georgia Tech the next week and continued to fade after that. It was the first time in the program's history that Virginia had ever earned the No. 1 ranking.
Season schedule
| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Cavaliers | Opp | Record |
| 1 | Sept. 1 | @ | Win | 59 | 10 | 1-0 |
| 2 | Sept. 8 | Clemson | Win | 20 | 7 | 2-0 |
| 3 | Sept. 15 | Win | 56 | 14 | 3-0 | |
| 4 | Sept. 22 | @ | Win | 59 | 0 | 4-0 |
| 5 | Sept. 29 | William & Mary | Win | 63 | 35 | 5-0 |
| 6 | Oct. 13 | Win | 31 | 0 | 6-0 | |
| 7 | Oct. 20 | @ Wake Forest | Win | 49 | 14 | 7-0 |
| 8 | Nov. 3 | Georgia Tech 1990 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team The 1990 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology in the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Yellow Jackets offense scored 379 points while the defense allowed 186 points. Led by head coach Bobby Ross, the Yellow Jackets participated in the... |
Loss | 38 | 41 | 7-1 |
| 9 | Nov. 10 | @ | Win | 24 | 10 | 8-1 |
| 10 | Nov. 17 | Maryland 1990 Maryland Terrapins football team The 1990 Maryland Terrapins football team represented University of Maryland in the 1990 NCAA Division I-A college football season. The Terrapins offense scored 237 points while the defense allowed 284 points... |
Loss | 30 | 35 | 8-2 |
| 11 | Nov. 24 | @ | Loss | 13 | 38 | 8-3 |
Team Players in the NFL
The following were selected in the 1991 NFL Draft1991 NFL Draft
The 1991 NFL Draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 21–22, 1991 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in Manhattan, New York...
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| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL Team |
| Herman Moore Herman Moore Herman Joseph Moore is a former American National Football League wide receiver. At George Washington High School in Danville he played mostly as a kicker and also as a tight end. He went to the University of Virginia, where he was a 2-sport athlete... |
Wide Receiver | 1 | 10 | Detroit Lions 1991 Detroit Lions season The 1991 season for the Detroit Lions saw the team finish 12-4, win the NFC Central Division, and appear in the playoffs for the first time since 1983. It stands as the team's best season since the NFL-AFL merger in 1970... |
| Tony Covington Tony Covington Anthony Lawrence Covington is a former American football safety in the National Football League and Arena Football League. He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the fourth round of the 1991 NFL Draft... |
Defensive Back | 4 | 93 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1991 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season The 1991 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season began with the team trying to improve on an 6-10 season. Vinny Testaverde was replaced by Chris Chandler at quarterback early in the season. Reggie Cobb had a three touchdown game late in the season. Testaverde threw almost twice as many interceptions as... |
| Bruce McGonnigal Bruce McGonnigal Joseph Bruce McGonnigal is a former American football tight end on the University of Virginia football team, and was a starter at the position in 1989 and 1990... |
Tight End | 9 | 238 | Pittsburgh Steelers 1991 Pittsburgh Steelers season -Staff:- Schedule :- Week 1 : vs. San Diego Chargers :at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania* Game time: 4:00 PM EDT* Game weather: 80°F * Game attendance: 55,848... |
| Shawn Moore Shawn Moore Shawn Levique Moore is a former National Football League and Canadian Football League quarterback and coach. He attended college at the University of Virginia and has returned to Virginia as an assistant coach under Mike London.... |
Quarterback | 11 | 284 | Denver Broncos 1991 Denver Broncos season -Schedule:-AFC Championship Game:Buffalo relied on missed field goals by Denver and some key plays from their defense to narrowly defeat the Broncos in a tough defensive struggle. Although the first half was scoreless, the Broncos advanced into Buffalo territory on all five of their possessions in... |