The 1976 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. The Cavaliers were led by first-year head coach Dick Bestwick and played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing in sixth.

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Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	at Washington*	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	L 17–38	37,500–40,412	[3]
September 18	William & Mary*	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	L 0–14	26,000	[4]
September 25	Duke	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	L 6–21	20,000	[5]
October 2	at Georgia Tech*	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	L 14–35	38,119	[6]
October 9	at South Carolina*	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	L 7–35	47,239	[7]
October 16	Virginia Tech*	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)	L 10–14	32,618	[8]
October 23	at Wake Forest	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	W 18–17	18,300	[9]
October 30	vs. VMI*	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA (Oyster Bowl)	L 7–13	22,500	[10]
November 6	Lehigh*	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	W 21–20	16,743	[11]
November 13	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (South's Oldest Rivalry)	L 6–31	48,000	[12]
November 20	No. 6 Maryland	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)	L 0–28	23,100	[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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