1937 Virginia Cavaliers football team

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1937 Virginia Cavaliers football
ConferenceIndependent
1937 record2–7
Head coach
CaptainWilliam Weeks, II; Stephen Davenport[1]
Home stadiumScott Stadium
(capacity: 22,000)
Seasons
← 1936
1938 →
1937 Southern college football independents records
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   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 Division   –   5 – 3 – 0
Navy   –   4 – 4 – 1
George Washington   –   3 – 4 – 1
Georgetown   –   2 – 4 – 2
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

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.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Hampden–Sydney
W 13–7
October 2at Princeton
L 0–2615,000[2]
October 9at Navy
L 13–40
October 16Maryland
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)
L 0–3
October 23VMI
  • 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
November 13VPI
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)
L 7–14
November 27at No. 18 North Carolina
L 0–40
  • 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.
  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. ^ "1937 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
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