1938 Virginia Cavaliers football team

The 1938 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1938 college football season. The Cavaliers were led by second-year head coach Frank Murray and played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia. They competed as independents, finishing with a record of 4–4–1.

1938 Virginia Cavaliers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–4–1
Head coach
CaptainJohn Acree[1]
Home stadiumScott Stadium
(capacity: 22,000)
1938 Southern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Georgetown    8 0 0
Hardin–Simmons    8 2 0
Western Maryland    5 2 1
Catholic University    5 3 0
George Washington    5 4 0
Navy    4 3 2
Virginia    4 4 1
West Virginia    4 5 1
Loyola (LA)    4 5 0
South Georgia Teachers    3 5 1
William & Mary Norfolk    3 5 1
Delaware    3 5 0
Delaware State    1 2 0
Oglethorpe    2 8 0
Oklahoma City    2 8 0
East Carolina    1 6 1
Jacksonville State    1 6 1

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24VMIT 12–1212,000[2]
October 1Washington and Leedagger
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 13–09,000[3]
October 8at NavyL 0–33
October 15at VPIW 14–6
October 22at MarylandW 27–19
October 29William & Mary
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 34–0
November 5at ColumbiaL 0–3915,000[4]
November 12at HarvardL 13–4015,000[5]
November 24North Carolina
L 0–20
  • daggerHomecoming

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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. "Virginia and V.M.I. tie, 12 to 12". Richmond Times Dispatch. September 25, 1938. Retrieved December 21, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Virginia outrushes weary Generals, 13–0". The Miami Herald. October 2, 1938. Retrieved August 20, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  4. Werden, Lincoln A. (November 6, 1938). "Columbia Routs Virginia by 39-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  5. "U. Va. Beaten, 40 to 13, By Harvard". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Associated Press. November 13, 1938. pp. II-1, II-5 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "1938 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
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