2006 Virginia Cavaliers football team

2006 Virginia Cavaliers football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference Coastal
2006 record	5–7 (4–4 ACC)
Head coach	Al Groh
Offensive coordinator	Mike Groh
Offensive scheme	West Coast
Defensive coordinator	Mike London
Base defense	3-4
Home stadium	Scott Stadium (Capacity: 61,500)
Uniform

2006 ACC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Atlantic Division
#18 Wake Forest x$		6	–	2					11	–	3
#20 Boston College		5	–	3					10	–	3
Maryland		5	–	3					9	–	4
Clemson		5	–	3					8	–	5
Florida State		3	–	5					7	–	6
NC State		2	–	6					3	–	9
Coastal Division
Georgia Tech x		7	–	1					9	–	5
#19 Virginia Tech		6	–	2					10	–	3
Virginia		4	–	4					5	–	7
Miami		3	–	5					7	–	6
North Carolina		2	–	6					3	–	9
Duke		0	–	8					0	–	12
Championship: Wake Forest 9, Georgia Tech 6
$ – BCS representative as conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2006 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's coach was coach Al Groh. They played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Preseason

Coming off an up and down season, the 2006 Virginia Cavaliers looked to continue their success while initiating a new starting quarterback.

Schedule

The Cavaliers finished their season 5–7, 4–4 in the ACC:

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:00 PM	at Pittsburgh*	Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA	ESPNU	L 13–38	46,758
September 9	3:30 PM	Wyoming*	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA		W 13–12 OT	60,429
September 16	3:30 PM	Western Michigan*	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA	ESPN360	L 10–17	59,679
September 21	7:30 PM	at Georgia Tech	Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA	ESPN	L 7–24	51,081
September 30	12:00 PM	at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC	LFS	W 37–0	19,241
October 7	3:30 PM	at East Carolina*	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC	CSTV	L 21–31	35,541
October 14	3:30 PM	Maryland	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA (Rivalry)	ESPN360	L 26–28	59,367
October 19	7:30 PM	North Carolina	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA (South's Oldest Rivalry)	ESPN	W 23–0	56,632
October 28	12:00 PM	NC State	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA	LFS	W 14–7	55,730
November 4	12:00 PM	at Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	LFS	L 0–33	82,804
November 18	12:00 PM	Miami	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA	LFS	W 17–7	54,552
November 25	12:00 PM	at #14 Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA (Commonwealth Cup)	LFS	L 0–17	66,233
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

See also: 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head Coach:	Al Groh
Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line Coach:	Mike London
Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach Recruiting Coordinator:	Mike Groh
Assistant Head Coach for Offense/Wide Receivers:	John Garrett
Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Backs Coach:	Steve Bernstein
Special Teams Coordinator/Linebackers Coach	Bob Diaco
Defensive Assistant Coach/Assistant Defensive Line Coach	Lervern Belin
Running Game Coordinator/Offensive Line Coach	Dave Borbely
Asst. Special Teams Coordinator/Running Backs Coach	Anthony Poindexter
Tight Ends Coach/Assistant Recruiting Coordinator	Bob Price
Graduate Assistant Offense	Kase Luzar
Graduate Assistant Defense	Rich Yahner
Head Strength Coach	Evan Marcus
Director of Football Video Operations	Luke Goldstein