1937 Virginia Cavaliers football team

1937 Virginia Cavaliers football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–7
Head coach	Frank Murray (1st season)
Captains	William Weeks II Stephen Davenport [1]
Home stadium	Scott Stadium
Seasons ←  1936 1938  →

1937 Southern college football independents records

v t e	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			–					5	–	3	–	0
Roanoke			–					6	–	4	–	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
Jacksonville State			–					0	–	5	–	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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	Hampden–Sydney	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	W 13–7	5,000	[2]
October 2	at Princeton	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	L 0–26	15,000	[3]
October 9	at Navy	Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 13–40	18,000	[4]
October 16	Maryland	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)	L 0–3	6,000	[5]
October 23	VMI	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	L 7–26	10,000	[6]
October 30	William & Mary	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	W 6–0	5,000	[7]
November 6	at Washington and Lee	Wilson Field Lexington, VA	L 6–13	8,000	[8]
November 13	VPI	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)	L 7–14	7,000–7,500	[9] [10]
November 25	at No. 18 North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)	L 0–40	14,000	[11]
Homecoming 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 28, 2017. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
2. "Virginia defeats Hampden–Sydney". Tampa Sunday Tribune. September 26, 1937. Retrieved December 19, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
3. "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.
4. "Navy romps on Virginia, 40–13". The Roanoke Times. October 10, 1937. Retrieved December 19, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Photo-finish win to Terps over Virginia". The Portsmouth Star. October 17, 1937. Retrieved December 19, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
6. "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.
7. "Proud Cavaliers halt Sovereigns". The State. October 31, 1937. Retrieved December 19, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Generals rally to win from Virginia, 13–7". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 7, 1937. Retrieved August 20, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Tar Heel Eleven Next Virginia Foe". The Daily Progress . University of Virginia. November 15, 1937. p. 8. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
10. "Tie Jinx Is Ended As V.P.I. Triumphs". The Sunday Star . Library of Congress. November 14, 1937. p. 36. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
11. "Carolina squad romps to easy victory over Virginia, 40–0". The Asheville Citizen. November 26, 1937. Retrieved December 19, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
12. "1937 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 21, 2018.