1951 Virginia Cavaliers football team

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1951 Virginia Cavaliers football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 13
1951 record8–1
Head coach
CaptainJoe Palumbo[1]
Home stadiumScott Stadium
(capacity: 24,500)
Seasons
← 1950
1952 →
1951 Southern college football independents records
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 Virginia   –   8 – 1 – 0
Maryland State   –   7 – 1 – 0
Arkansas State   –   10 – 2 – 0
Stetson   –   8 – 1 – 2
Florida State   –   6 – 2 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   8 – 3 – 0
Tampa   –   7 – 3 – 1
Delaware   –   5 – 3 – 0
Memphis State   –   5 – 3 – 0
Sewanee   –   5 – 3 – 0
Louisville   –   5 – 4 – 0
Chattanooga   –   6 – 5 – 0
Grambling   –   3 – 5 – 1
Navy   –   2 – 6 – 1
Delta State   –   1 – 8 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1951 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1951 college football season. The Cavaliers were led by sixth-year head coach Art Guepe and played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia. They finished with 8 wins for the second consecutive year, and were invited to play in the Orange Bowl, but University President Colgate Darden declined the invitation.[2] Virginia was ranked 13th in the final AP Poll of the season, the first ranked finish in school history.[3] It is to date the school's highest finish in a final poll.[3]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29George Washington
W 20–020,000[4]
October 6vs. VPI
W 33–0
October 13at Washington and Lee
L 14–42
October 20VMI
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 34–1424,000[5]
October 27at Duke
W 30–725,000
November 3The Citadel
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 39–0
November 10North Carolina
W 34–14
November 17South Carolina
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 28–27
November 24William & MaryNo. 15
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 46–0
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[6]

References[]

  1. ^ "2017 Cavalier Football Fact Book" (PDF). Virginia Cavaliers Athletics. p. 120.
  2. ^ Watterson, John. "University of Virginia Football 1951-1961: A Perfect Gridiron Storm" (PDF). Journal of Sports History. James Madison University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-08-30. Retrieved 2018-06-18.
  3. ^ a b "Virginia Cavaliers Football Record By Year". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  4. ^ "Virginia checks GWU, 20–0". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 30, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Virginia turns breaks into scores to drop VMI, 34–14". Kingsport Times-News. October 21, 1951. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "1951 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
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