1931 Virginia Cavaliers football team

1931 Virginia Cavaliers football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	1–7–2 (0–5–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Fred Dawson (1st season)
Captain	William Thomas [1]
Home stadium	Lambeth Field Scott Stadium
Seasons ←  1930 1932  →

1931 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Tulane $	8	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
No. 3 Tennessee	6	–	0	–	1			9	–	0	–	1
Alabama	7	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
No. 6 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 Rankings from Dickinson System

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. ^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 19	Roanoke *	Lambeth Field Charlottesville, VA	W 18–0	[3]
September 26	Randolph–Macon *	Lambeth Field Charlottesville, VA	T 7–7	[4]
October 3	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD (rivalry)	L 6–7	[5]
October 10	Sewanee	Lambeth Field Charlottesville, VA	L 0–3	[6]
October 15	VMI	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	L 3–18	[7]
October 24	at Washington and Lee	Wilson Field Lexington, VA	L 0–18	[8]
October 31	at Harvard *	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 0–19	[9]
November 7	at Columbia *	Baker Field New York, NY	L 0–27	[10]
November 14	VPI	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)	T 0–0	[11]
November 26	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)	L 6–13	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

References

1. "2017 Cavalier Football Fact Book" (PDF). Virginia Cavaliers Athletics. p. 119. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 28, 2017. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
2. "1931 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
3. "Roanoke holds Cavaliers to 18–0 decision". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 20, 1931. Retrieved June 4, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Virginia tied by first foe". The Baltimore Sun. September 27, 1931. Retrieved June 4, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Maryland wins hot tilt from Virginia 7–6". The Charlotte Observer. October 4, 1931. Retrieved June 4, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Jeffries' dropkick enables Sewanee to defeat Cavaliers by 3 to 0". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 11, 1931. Retrieved August 12, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Keydets trounce Virginia eleven with ease, 18 to 3". Daily Press. October 16, 1931. Retrieved December 20, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Washington & Lee defeats Virginia Cavaliers, 18–0". The Daily News Leader. October 25, 1931. Retrieved June 4, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Harvard subs hand Virginia 19–0 setback". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. November 1, 1931. Retrieved June 4, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Columbia Lions rend Cavaliers". The State. November 8, 1931. Retrieved June 4, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Techmen battle Cavaliers to tie at Scott Stadium". Daily Press. November 15, 1931. Retrieved June 4, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
12. "Carolina stages late rally to beat Virginia, 13 to 6". The Asheville Citizen. November 27, 1931. Retrieved June 4, 2022– via Newspapers.com.