1952 Virginia Cavaliers football team

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1952 Virginia Cavaliers football
ConferenceIndependent
1952 record8–2
Head coach
CaptainWilliam Chisholm[1]
Home stadiumScott Stadium
(capacity: 24,500)
Seasons
← 1951
1953 →
1952 Southern college football independents records
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Maryland State   –   9 – 1 – 0
Mississippi Southern   –   10 – 2 – 0
Virginia   –   8 – 2 – 0
Sewanee   –   7 – 2 – 0
No. 17 Navy   –   6 – 2 – 1
Tampa   –   8 – 3 – 1
Chattanooga   –   7 – 3 – 0
Delaware   –   4 – 4 – 0
Louisville   –   3 – 5 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   4 – 7 – 0
Marshall   –   2 – 7 – 2
Memphis State   –   2 – 7 – 0
Florida State   –   1 – 8 – 1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1952 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1952 college football season. The Cavaliers were led by seventh-year head coach Art Guepe and played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia. They finished with 8 wins for the third consecutive year, but were not invited to a bowl game. After the season, Guepe left Virginia to accept the head coaching position at Vanderbilt.[2] He had a record of 47–17–2 at Virginia, and his winning percentage of .727 remains the highest among Virginia head coaches that coached more than one year.[3]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Vanderbilt
W 27–0
October 4vs. VPINo. 16
W 42–0
October 11George WashingtonNo. 15
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 50–018,000[4]
October 18vs. VMINo. 11
W 33–1423,000[5]
October 25No. 6 DukeNo. 9
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 7–2135,000
November 1vs. South CarolinaNo. 16
L 14–21
November 8at North Carolina
W 34–7
November 15Richmond
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 49–0
November 22Washington and Lee
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 21–14
November 29at William & MaryNo. 20
W 20–13
  • 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. ^ "Guepe Quits Virginia; Takes Vanderbilt Job". The Baltimore Sun. February 7, 1953. p. 10.
  3. ^ "Virginia Cavaliers Coaches". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  4. ^ "Virginia 50; GWU 0 - U. Va. roars to 34-point lead at half". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 12, 1952. Retrieved February 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Virginia yields first touchdown while beating VMI, 33–14". The News and Observer. October 19, 1952. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "1952 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
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