1931 Virginia Cavaliers football team

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1931 Virginia Cavaliers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1931 record1–7–2 (0–5–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainWilliam Thomas[1]
Home stadiumLambeth Field (capacity: 8,000)
Scott Stadium (capacity: 22,000)
Seasons
← 1930
1932 →
1931 Southern Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tulane $ 8 – 0 ��� 0 11 – 1 – 0
Tennessee 6 – 0 – 1 9 – 0 – 1
Alabama 7 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Georgia 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Maryland 4 – 1 – 1 8 – 1 – 1
Kentucky 4 – 2 – 2 5 – 2 – 2
LSU 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
South Carolina 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Duke 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 2
Auburn 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Sewanee 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 1
Vanderbilt 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
North Carolina 2 – 3 – 3 4 – 3 – 3
Washington and Lee 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 1
Florida 2 – 4 – 2 2 – 6 – 2
Georgia Tech 2 – 4 – 1 2 – 7 – 1
VMI 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 1
NC State 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
VPI 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 4 – 2
Clemson 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 6 – 2
Ole Miss 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 1
Virginia 0 – 5 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
Mississippi A&M 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1931 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1931 college football season. The Cavaliers were led by first-year head coach Fred Dawson and played their home games at the newly-constructed Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia. They competed as members of the Southern Conference, finishing with a conference record of 0–5–1 and a 1–7–2 record overall.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 19Roanoke*
W 18–0
September 26Randolph–Macon*
  • Lambeth Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
T 7–7
October 3at Maryland
L 6–7
October 10Sewanee
  • Lambeth Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 0–3[2]
October 15VMI
L 3–18[3]
October 24at Washington and Lee
L 0–18
October 31at Harvard*
L 0–19
November 7at Columbia*
L 0–27
November 14VPI
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)
T 0–0
November 26at North Carolina
L 6–13
  • *Non-conference game

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References[]

  1. ^ "2017 Cavalier Football Fact Book" (PDF). Virginia Cavaliers Athletics. p. 119.
  2. ^ "Jeffries' dropkick enables Sewanee to defeat Cavaliers by 3 to 0". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 11, 1931. Retrieved August 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Keydets trounce Virginia eleven with ease, 18 to 3". Daily Press. October 16, 1931. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "1931 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
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