1953 Virginia Cavaliers football team

The 1953 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1953 college football season. The Cavaliers were led by first-year head coach Ned McDonald and played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia. The team compiled a record of 1–8. This was the last season in which Virginia competed as an independent, as they join the newly-formed Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) the following year.

1953 Virginia Cavaliers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–8
Head coach
CaptainRobert Potter, Joseph Mehalick[1]
Home stadiumScott Stadium
(capacity: 24,500)
1953 Southern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Arkansas State    8 0 2
Delaware    7 1 0
Maryland State    7 1 0
Mississippi Southern    9 2 0
Navy    4 3 2
Memphis State    6 4 0
Florida State    5 5 0
Tampa    6 6 0
Miami (FL)    4 5 0
Sewanee    3 5 0
Marshall    2 5 2
Chattanooga    3 7 0
Louisville    1 7 0
Virginia    1 8 0

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26VPIL 6–2020,000
October 3South Carolina
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 0–1912,000
October 10vs. George Washington
W 24–209,500[2]
October 17VMIdagger
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 6–2118,000[3]
October 24at VanderbiltL 13–2816,000
October 31vs. No. 13 DukeL 6–4825,000
November 7Pittsburgh
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 0–2613,000
November 14at Washington and Lee
L 13–2710,000[4]
November 21North Carolina
L 7–3313,000
  • 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. 120. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 28, 2017. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  2. "Virginia trims GW, 24–20". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 11, 1953. Retrieved February 10, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "VMI upsets Virginia by 21 to 6". The Tampa Tribune. October 18, 1953. Retrieved January 4, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Generals whip Virginia 27–13". The State. November 15, 1953. Retrieved August 21, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "1953 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
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