1937 Virginia Cavaliers football team

The 1937 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1937 college football season. The Cavaliers were led by first-year head coach Frank Murray and played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia. They competed as independents for the first time after quitting the Southern Conference in 1936, finishing with a record of 2–7.

1937 Virginia Cavaliers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–7
Head coach
CaptainWilliam Weeks, II; Stephen Davenport[1]
Home stadiumScott Stadium
(capacity: 22,000)
1937 Southern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Delaware State    1 0 0
Hardin–Simmons    8 0 1
West Virginia    8 1 1
Catholic University    5 3 0
William & Mary Norfolk    5 3 0
Navy    4 4 1
George Washington    3 4 1
Georgetown    2 4 2
Oglethorpe    3 6 1
Western Maryland    3 6 0
East Carolina    2 5 0
Loyola (LA)    2 6 1
Virginia    2 7 0
South Georgia Teachers    2 9 0
Delaware    1 7 0
Oklahoma City    1 9 0
Jacksonville State    0 5 0

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Hampden–SydneyW 13–7
October 2at PrincetonL 0–2615,000[2]
October 9at NavyL 13–40
October 16Maryland
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)
L 0–3
October 23VMIdagger
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 7–2610,000[3]
October 30William & Mary
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 6–0
November 6at Washington and Lee
L 6–13[4]
November 13VPI
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)
L 7–14
November 27at No. 18 North CarolinaL 0–40
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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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. "Princeton Opens Campaign With Easy 26 to 0 Triumph Over Virginia Eleven: White Paces Tigers With Two Touchdowns". The Sunday Times, New Brunswick, N.J. October 3, 1937. p. 15 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "V.M.I. takes advantage of breaks to win, 26 to 7". Richmond Times Dispatch. October 24, 1937. Retrieved December 21, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Generals rally to win from Virginia, 13–7". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 7, 1937. Retrieved August 20, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "1937 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
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