1948 Virginia Cavaliers football team

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1948 Virginia Cavaliers football
ConferenceIndependent
1948 record5–3–1
Head coach
CaptainJoe McCary[1]
Home stadiumScott Stadium
(capacity: 24,500)
Seasons
← 1947
1949 →
1948 Southern college football independents records
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Maryland State   –   7 – 1 – 0
Sewanee   –   6 – 1 – 1
Grambling   –   8 – 2 – 0
West Virginia   –   9 – 3 – 0
Delaware   –   5 – 3 – 0
Virginia   –   5 – 3 – 1
Memphis State   –   6 – 5 – 0
Oklahoma City   –   4 – 5 – 1
Chattanooga   –   4 – 5 – 0
Georgetown   –   3 – 4 – 1
Miami (FL)   –   4 – 6 – 0
Marshall   –   2 – 7 – 1
Navy   –   0 – 8 – 1
CCUNC   –   0 – 5 – 0
Tampa   –     –  

The 1948 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1948 college football season. The Cavaliers were led by third-year head coach Art Guepe and played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia. They competed as independents, finishing with a record of 5–3–1.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Miami (OH)
T 14–14
October 2vs. VPI
W 28–017,500[2]
October 9George Washington
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 12–2017,000[3]
October 16at Washington and Lee
W 41–6
October 23VMI
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 26–1420,000[4]
October 30at Princeton
L 14–5523,000[5]
November 6at NC State
W 21–14
November 13West Virginia
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 7–0
November 27No. 4 North Carolina
L 12–34
  • 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.
  2. ^ "Guepemen Ground V.P.I. Into Roanoke Turf, 28–0". The Cavalier Daily. Google News Archives. October 5, 1948. p. 2. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
  3. ^ "Andy Davis sparks GW in upsetting Cavaliers". Daily Press. October 10, 1948. Retrieved February 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Virginia tops V.M.I., 26–14". The Baltimore Sun. October 24, 1948. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Bealmear, Austin (October 31, 1948). "Princeton Flattens Virginia in Scoring Easy 55-14 Win". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. 11A – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "1948 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
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