Virginia Cavaliers Tickets Information
University of Virginia
National Championships
Boxing 1938, 1939
Women's Cross Country 1981, 1982
Men's Lacrosse 1952, 1970, 1972, 1999, 2003, 2006
Women's Lacrosse 1991, 1993, 2004
Men's Soccer 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994
Women's Indoor Track & Field 1981
Final Four Appearances
Men's Basketball 1981, 1984
Women's Basketball 1990, 1991, 1992
NIT Championships
Men's Basketball 1980, 1992
The Virginia Cavaliers are the athletics teams of the University of Virginia. It has won 19 recognized national championships, tied for the second-highest total of national titles (to UNC) in the prolonged 12-program Atlantic Coast Conference.
University's athletic team is generally referred as Virginia, and the mascot is a mounted swordsman, or "Cavalier". (This mascot is a historical reference to the time when Virginia earned its nickname, the "Old Dominion". The Commonwealth was a hotbed of persons loyal to the English crown, called cavaliers in the days of the English Civil War and Interregnum.) An unofficial name, the Wahoos, or 'Hoos for short, based on the University's rallying cry "Wah-hoo-wah!" is also commonly used. Though originally only used by the student body, both terms Wahoos and Hoos have come into wide use by media too.
Origins and history
The student section and Cavalier Marching Band during a Fall 2005 home football game against Duke.
The school colors, adopted in 1888, are orange and navy blue. The athletic teams had previously worn silver and cardinal red, but those colors did not show up very well as the school was sporting its first team. A mass meeting of the student body was called, and a star player showed up wearing a navy blue and orange scarf he had brought back from a University of Oxford summer boating tour. The colors were chosen when another student pulled the scarf from the player's neck, waved it to the crowd and yelled: "How will this do?”
When boxing was a major sport, Virginia's teams boxed in Memorial Gymnasium and went undefeated on a six-year run between 1932 and 1937, also winning national championships in 1938 and 1939.
The teams have participated in the Atlantic Coast Conference since the league's first year in 1953. Its men's basketball team has five times been part of the NCAA Elite Eight (1981, 1983, 1984, 1989, 1995), twice advancing to the Final Four (1981 and 1984). The Virginia Cavaliers football team has twice been honored as ACC Co-Champions (1989 with Duke, and 1995 with FSU). Women's cross country won national titles in 1981 and 1982. The soccer and lacrosse programs have both been tremendously successful. The Virginia men's soccer team has won five national championships, four successively (1989, 1991–1994). The Men's lacrosse team has won six national titles, while the women have claimed three. Men's lacrosse won national championships in 1952, 1970, 1972, 1999, 2003 and 2006; the women's lacrosse team won national titles in 1991, 1993, and 2004.
Basketball
The brand-new John Paul Jones Arena opened in the Fall of 2006 and is now the current venue for the men and women's basketball teams. In 1980s, the men's basketball team was better than permanent power Duke and second only to UNC in that decade's increasing ACC standings. The 1990s and 2000s have seen a bit of a slide for the program, but the hiring of new coach Dave Leitao along with the 2006 opening of John Paul Jones Arena have led to a return to prominence, with the 2006-2007 team winning a share of the ACC regular season title and making it to the second round of the 2007 NCAA Tournament.
Virginia Cavaliers football
Scott Stadium sits across from the first-year dorms along Alderman Road and is home to the University of Virginia's football program. Students, fans, and alumni have recently begun to sport orange clothing for the games, a new tradition the current head coach, Al Groh, has been pushing for since he became head coach in 2000. Many students, however, have continued to wear the traditional sundresses or coat and tie at football games. Several fans have also begun garbing themselves in outlandish costumes in the style of football super fans. Funding from supporter Carl Smith created the foundation for the 230-piece Cavalier Marching Band, which was introduced in 2004. This replaced the Virginia Pep Band in its official capacity at athletic events.
Soccer
Klöckner Stadium is home to several successful programs, including Virginia men's soccer. More years than not, the University of Virginia fields one of the best squads in the country, and the program has, by far, the most successful history in the ultra-competitive Atlantic Coast Conference. Since ACC Tournament play began in 1987, Virginia has played in 14 out of 18 ACC Tournament championship matches, winning nine ACC titles (including 2003 and 2004), to go with their five NCAA Tournament championships. The man behind the UVa Program, Bruce Arena, compiled a 295-58-32 record before leaving in 1995 to coach D.C. United to their first two MLS championship seasons, and later the U.S. National Soccer Team to their best World Cup showing since 1930.
2006 season
Men's lacrosse
In the 2006 season, the Cavaliers broke the NCAA record for the best record going 17-0 and winning the championship, 15-7, over the UMass Minutemen. Their attack men Matt Ward won the Tewaaraton Trophy and the Final Four MVP. He also broke the NCAA record of the most goals in the tournament (16). Five of Virginia's players were selected in the 2006 Major League Lacrosse Collegiate Draft, including 3 in the first round. Matt Ward, Kyle Dixon, and Michael Culver were selected in the first round, with Matt Poskay in the second, J.J. Morrissey in the third. Eight Cavaliers were also picked for the All-American team.
Women's lacrosse
The 2006 women's lacrosse team was the ACC champions after going 14-3. They worked their way up to the final against the Princeton Tigers, but lost 8-7. Two Cavaliers, Tyler Leachman and Nikki Lieb, were selected to be on the first All-American team. He was also a finalist for the Tewaaraton Trophy.
Women's lacrosse
The 2006 women's lacrosse team was the ACC champions after going 14-3. They made their way up to the final against the Princeton Tigers, but lost 8-7. Two Cavaliers, Tyler Leachman and Nikki Lieb, were selected to be on the first All-American team. Lieb was also a finalist for the Tewaaraton Trophy.
Baseball
Recent history
With the departure of head coach Dennis Womack to the front office and the arrival of Brian O'Connor from Notre Dame in 2004 together with the opening of Davenport Field in 2002, the UVa baseball team has experienced a rebirth. Since the inception of baseball at the University in 1889, the team has reached the NCAA Baseball Tournament six times, once each of the past 3 decades (1972, 1985, 1996), but most recently three years running (2004, 2005, 2006).
Baseball head coaches
* Unknown (1889-1909) 288-167-9
* Charles Rigler (1910-12) 32-32-2
* Jack Ryan (1913-1916, 1922) 60-43-1
* James L. White (1917, 1920) 13-9-1
* H.H. Lannigan (1918) 7-4-0
* E.W. Smith (1919) 8-8-1
* W. Rice Warren (1921) 7-15-0
* Earle "Greasy" Neale (1923-29) 80-73-2
* Roy Randall (1930) 2-12-0
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