2004 Virginia Cavaliers football team

American college football season

2004 Virginia Cavaliers football

MPC Computers Bowl, L 34–37 ^OT vs. Fresno State
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 23
AP	No. 23
Record	8–4 (5–3 ACC)
Head coach	Al Groh (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Ron Prince (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Al Golden (4th season)
Home stadium	Scott Stadium (Capacity: 61,500)
Seasons ← 2003 2005 →

2004 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 10 Virginia Tech $	7	–	1	10	–	3
No. 15 Florida State	6	–	2	9	–	3
No. 11 Miami (FL)	5	–	3	9	–	3
No. 23 Virginia	5	–	3	8	–	4
North Carolina	5	–	3	6	–	6
Georgia Tech	4	–	4	7	–	5
Clemson	4	–	4	6	–	5
NC State	3	–	5	5	–	6
Maryland	3	–	5	5	–	6
Wake Forest	1	–	7	4	–	7
Duke	1	–	7	2	–	9

$ – BCS representative as conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 2004 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia in the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Al Groh. They played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	12:00 pm	at Temple*	No. 16	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA	ESPN2	W 44–14	20,154
September 11	3:30 pm	North Carolina	No. 15	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (South's Oldest Rivalry)	ABC	W 56–24	62,790
September 18	3:00 pm	Akron*	No. 12	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA		W 51–0	57,868
September 25	3:30 pm	Syracuse*	No. 12	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA		W 31–10	59,699
October 7	7:30 pm	Clemson	No. 10	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ESPN	W 30–10	61,833
October 16	8:00 pm	at No. 7 Florida State	No. 6	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL (Jefferson-Eppes Trophy)	ESPN	L 3–36	84,155
October 23	1:00 pm	at Duke	No. 14	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC		W 37–16	24,157
November 6	3:30 pm	Maryland	No. 12	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)	ABC	W 16–0	63,072
November 13	3:30 pm	No. 18 Miami	No. 10	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ABC	L 21–31	63,701
November 20	1:00 pm	at Georgia Tech	No. 18	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	ABC	W 30–10	43,971
November 27	1:00 pm	at No. 11 Virginia Tech	No. 16	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)	ABC	L 10–24	65,115
December 27	2:00 pm	vs. Fresno State*	No. 18	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID (MPC Computers Bowl)	ESPN	L 34–37 ^OT	28,516
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

2004 Virginia Cavaliers football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB		Marques Hagans
OL	`77`	Ian-Yates Cunningham	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

v t e Virginia Cavaliers football
Venues	Madison Hall Field (1888–1912) Lambeth Field (1913–1930) Scott Stadium (1931–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Florida State: Jefferson-Eppes Trophy Maryland North Carolina: South's Oldest Rivalry Virginia Tech
Culture & lore	"The Cavalier Song" "The Good Old Song" Cavalier Marching Band 1990 Georgia Tech game 2022 shooting
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 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024