 | The Cavalier daily October 7, 1971 |  |
Cavaliers Statistics
| Va. | Opp. | |
| First Downs | 69 | 80 |
| Rushing Yds. | 536 | 1020 |
| Att. Comp. | 84-37 | 25-51 |
| Passing Yds. | 437 | 329 |
| Total Offense | 974 | 1354 |
| Return Yds. | 529 | 387 |
| Punting Avg. | 36.3 | 38.3 |
| Fumbles Lost | 9 | 7 |
| Interceptions | 3 | 8 |
| Penalties-Yds. | 21-230 | 26-198 |
| Total Points | 33 | 117 |
| No. | Yds. | Avg. | |
| Merritt | 70 | 229 | 3.3 |
| Albert | 33 | 106 | 3.2 |
| Dickerhoof | 24 | 97 | 4.0 |
| Helman | 29 | 95 | 3.3 |
| Lacey | 5 | 15 | 3.0 |
| H. Davis | 31 | -5 | 0.0 |
| Att. | Comp. | Yds. | |
| Albert | 40 | 21 | 281 |
| H. Davis | 44 | 16 | 156 |
| No. | Yds. | Ave. | |
| B. Davis | 16 | 195 | 12.2 |
| McGugan | 7 | 95 | 13.4 |
| Sullivan | 5 | 35 | 7.0 |
| J. Smith | 3 | 54 | 18.0 |
| Merritt | 3 | 16 | 5.3 |
| Dickerhoof | 2 | 23 | 11.5 |
| Kitchen | 1 | 19 | 19.0 |
| The Cavalier daily October 7, 1971 | |