The1980 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented theUniversity of Virginia during the1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cavaliers were led by fifth-year head coachDick Bestwick and played their home games atScott Stadium inCharlottesville, Virginia. They competed as members of theAtlantic Coast Conference, finishing tied for fourth.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 13	1:30 p.m.	Navy*	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	W 6–3	35,174	[2]
September 20	1:30 p.m.	NC State	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	L 13–27	30,072	[3]
September 27	1:30 p.m.	atDuke	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	W 20–17	14,144	[4]
October 4	1:30 p.m.	atWest Virginia*	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	L 21–45	45,088	[5]
October 11	1:30 p.m.	Clemson	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	L 24–27	32,443	[6]
October 18	1:30 p.m.	atVirginia Tech*	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)	L 0–30	52,000	[7]
October 25	1:00 p.m.	atWake Forest	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	W 24–21	23,300	[8]
November 1	1:30 p.m.	atTennessee*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	W 16–13	94,333	[9]
November 8	1:30 p.m.	Rutgers*	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	L 17–19	30,011	[10]
November 15	1:00 p.m.	at No. 15North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (South's Oldest Rivalry)	L 3–26	49,500	[11]
November 22	1:30 p.m.	Maryland	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)	L 0–31	22,407	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to the game

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