2004 Virginia Cavaliers football team

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)

2004 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
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

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Personnel

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	Head coach Al Groh Coordinators/assistant coaches Chad Wilt (Graduate assistant) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

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