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1978-79 Virginia Cavaliers Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 19-10 (7-5, 3rd in ACC MBB)

Coach: Terry Holland

PS/G: 76.3 (103rd of 262)

PA/G: 69.7 (70th of 262)

SRS: 11.49 (24th of 256)

SOS: 6.75 (19th of 256)

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AP Poll Summary

1978-79 Season AP Poll summary

AP Poll Summary Table
School	Pre	11/27	12/4	12/11	12/18	12/25	1/3	1/8	1/15	1/22	1/29	2/5	2/12	2/19	2/26	3/5	Final
Virginia	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Schedules prior to the 1992-93 season may be missing games vs. non-Division I opponents.

Schedule and Results

Schedule and Results Table
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
1	Fri, Nov 24, 1978	REG		James Madison	Ind	-1.48	W	71	58		1	0	W 1	University Hall
2	Sat, Nov 25, 1978	REG		Virginia Commonwealth	Ind	2.58	W	81	60		2	0	W 2	University Hall
3	Mon, Nov 27, 1978	REG		Johns Hopkins			W	79	54		3	0	W 3	University Hall
4	Wed, Nov 29, 1978	REG	@	Pennsylvania	Ivy	5.74	L	78	80		3	1	L 1	The Palestra
5	Sat, Dec 2, 1978	REG		Old Dominion	Ind	1.81	L	61	65		3	2	L 2	University Hall
6	Tue, Dec 5, 1978	REG		Randolph-Macon			W	99	60		4	2	W 1	University Hall
7	Thu, Dec 28, 1978	REG	N	Providence	Ind	-9.24	W	106	68		5	2	W 2	Louisiana Superdome
8	Fri, Dec 29, 1978	REG	N	Alabama	SEC	9.98	L	69	71		5	3	L 1	Louisiana Superdome
9	Wed, Jan 3, 1979	REG	@	Wake Forest	ACC	5.10	W	88	75		6	3	W 1	Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum
10	Sat, Jan 6, 1979	REG	@	North Carolina (3)	ACC	18.54	L	74	86	2OT	6	4	L 1	Carmichael Auditorium
11	Wed, Jan 10, 1979	REG		William & Mary	Ind	-7.91	W	95	56		7	4	W 1	University Hall
12	Sat, Jan 13, 1979	REG		NC State (8)	ACC	15.83	W	67	62		8	4	W 2	University Hall
13	Mon, Jan 15, 1979	REG		Delaware	ECC	-13.36	W	99	81		9	4	W 3	University Hall
14	Wed, Jan 17, 1979	REG	N	Virginia Tech	Metro	5.87	W	93	78		10	4	W 4	Richmond Coliseum
15	Sat, Jan 20, 1979	REG		Clemson	ACC	10.51	W	61	54		11	4	W 5	University Hall
16	Wed, Jan 24, 1979	REG		Duke (7)	ACC	15.35	L	66	84		11	5	L 1	University Hall
17	Sat, Jan 27, 1979	REG	@	NC State (20)	ACC	15.83	L	67	87		11	6	L 2	Reynolds Coliseum
18	Mon, Jan 29, 1979	REG		Temple (18)	ECC	8.12	W	73	71		12	6	W 1	University Hall
19	Wed, Jan 31, 1979	REG	@	Maryland (17)	ACC	10.73	W	69	63		13	6	W 2	Cole Fieldhouse
20	Sat, Feb 3, 1979	REG		Wake Forest	ACC	5.10	W	83	76		14	6	W 3	University Hall
21	Tue, Feb 6, 1979	REG	@	Duke (3)	ACC	15.35	L	63	64		14	7	L 1	Cameron Indoor Stadium
22	Sat, Feb 10, 1979	REG	N	Virginia Tech	Metro	5.87	W	78	72		15	7	W 1	Roanoke Civic Center
23	Wed, Feb 14, 1979	REG	@	Clemson	ACC	10.51	W	72	68		16	7	W 2	Littlejohn Coliseum
24	Sat, Feb 17, 1979	REG		North Carolina (4)	ACC	18.54	L	57	66		16	8	L 1	University Hall
25	Wed, Feb 21, 1979	REG	@	William & Mary	Ind	-7.91	W	44	40		17	8	W 1	William & Mary Hall
26	Sat, Feb 24, 1979	REG		Maryland	ACC	10.73	W	75	72		18	8	W 2	University Hall
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
27	Thu, Mar 1, 1979	CTOURN	N	NC State	ACC	15.83	L	78	82		18	9	L 1	Greensboro Coliseum
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
28	Wed, Mar 7, 1979	NIT		Louisiana-Monroe	TAAC	4.27	W	79	78		19	9	W 1	University Hall
29	Mon, Mar 12, 1979	NIT	@	Alabama	SEC	9.98	L	88	90		19	10	L 1	BJCC Coliseum