1933 Virginia Cavaliers football team

The 1933 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1933 college football season. The Cavaliers were led by third-year head coach Fred Dawson and played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia. They competed as members of the Southern Conference, finishing with a conference record of 1–3–1 and a 2–6–2 record overall. After the season, Dawson resigned as head coach.[2] He had an overall record of 8–17–4 at Virginia.

1933 Virginia Cavaliers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record2–6–2 (1–3–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainRaye Burger[1]
Home stadiumScott Stadium
(capacity: 22,000)
1933 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Duke $ 4 –0 –09 –1 –0
South Carolina 3 –0 –06 –3 –1
North Carolina 2 –1 –04 –5 –0
VMI 2 –1 –12 –7 –1
Washington and Lee 1 –1 –14 –4 –2
Clemson 1 –1 –03 –6 –2
VPI 1 –1 –34 –3 –3
Virginia 1 –3 –12 –6 –2
Maryland 1 –4 –03 –7 –0
NC State 0 –4 –01 –5 –3
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23Hampden–Sydney*
T 7–7
September 30Randolph–Macon*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 39–0
October 7at Ohio State*
L 0–7542,001[3]
October 14at Columbia*
L 6–15
October 21at Navy*
L 7–13
October 28VMIdagger
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 12–139,000[4]
November 4Maryland
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)
W 6–0
November 11at Washington and Lee
L 0–6[5]
November 18VPI
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)
T 6–6
November 30at North Carolina
L 0–14
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

[6]

References
  1. "2017 Cavalier Football Fact Book" (PDF). Virginia Cavaliers Athletics. p. 119. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 28, 2017. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  2. "Dawson Quits As Virginia Coach". The Washington Post. February 24, 1934. p. 16.
  3. "Ohio State Romps on Virginia Eleven by Score of 75 to 0: Cavaliers Go Down to Defeat By Widest Margin Ever Recorded in Horseshoe At Columbus". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. Associated Press. October 8, 1933. p. 8B – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Keydets battle way to victory over Va. eleven". Daily Press. October 29, 1933. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "W. & L. downs U. Va., 6–0, on Sawyers' 85-yard dash". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 12, 1933. Retrieved August 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "1933 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
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