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4 unusual facts about Virginia Cavaliers


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Virginia Cavaliers

The football team's uniforms were once provided by Reebok, but are now sponsored by Nike along with many other of Virginia's teams, such as the basketball, lacrosse, and soccer teams.

The current head coach is Mike London, former head coach of the 2008 FCS National Champion University of Richmond Spiders football team.

Students, fans, and alumni began to sport orange clothing for the games, a new tradition the former head coach, Al Groh, had been pushing for since he became head coach in 2000.


Chantel Jones

She previously played for the professional Icelandic team, Þór Akureyri as well as Washington Spirit and the Virginia Cavaliers.

Dick Bennett

Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he is the father of current Virginia Cavaliers head coach Tony Bennett and current Northern Illinois women's basketball head coach Kathi Bennett.

Mercury Hayes

Hayes' 179-yard performance against the Virginia Cavaliers was the 1995 single-game high by any of the Wolverines wide receivers, tight ends and running backs, which included Amani Toomer, Jay Riemersma, Chris Howard, Jerame Tuman, Tshimanga Biakabutuka, Tai Streets and Chris Floyd.

Naismith College Player of the Year

Also, Clarissa Davis of the University of Texas, Dawn Staley of the University of Virginia, Chamique Holdsclaw of the University of Tennessee, Diana Taurasi and Maya Moore of the University of Connecticut, and Seimone Augustus of Louisiana State University won the award twice apiece.


see also

2002 Virginia Cavaliers football team

The 2002 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season.

2003 Virginia Cavaliers football team

The 2003 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia in the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season.

2005 Virginia Cavaliers football team

The 2005 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season.