1939 Virginia Cavaliers football team

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1939 Virginia Cavaliers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–4
Head coach
CaptainJames Gillette, Jr.; Harry McClaugherty [1]
Home stadium Scott Stadium
Seasons
←  1938
1940  →
1939 Southern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Georgetown  – 7 –0 –1
Catholic University  – 8 –1 –1
Hardin–Simmons  – 7 –1 –1
George Washington  – 5 –3 –0
Virginia  – 5 –4 –0
Georgia Teachers  – 5 –5 –0
Oklahoma City  – 4 –4 –2
Roanoke  – 4 –4 –0
Delaware State  – 2 –2 –0
William & Mary Norfolk  – 4 –5 –0
Oglethorpe  – 3 –4 –1
Navy  – 3 –5 –1
West Virginia  – 2 –6 –1
Western Maryland  – 1 –6 –0
Delaware  – 1 –7 –0
East Carolina  – 0 –8 –0

The 1939 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1939 college football season. The Cavaliers were led by third-year head coach Frank Murray and played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia. They competed as independents, finishing with a record of 5–4.

Virginia was ranked at No. 77 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939. [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23 Hampden–Sydney
W 26–07,000 [3]
October 7at Navy
L 12–1422,000 [4]
October 14 Maryland Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)
W 12–79,000 [5]
October 21at VMI
L 13–169,000 [6]
October 28vs. William & Mary
W 26–67,500 [7]
November 4 Chicago
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 47–06,500 [8]
November 10at Washington and Lee
  • Wilson Field
  • Lexington, VA
W 7–0 [9]
November 18 VPI
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)
L 0–138,000 [10]
November 30at No. 16 North Carolina
L 0–19 [11]
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[12]

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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. ↑ E. E. Litkenhous (December 31, 1939). "Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth". Johnson City Sunday Press. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Gillette stands out as Virginia trims Hampden–Sydney". Evening Star. September 24, 1939. Retrieved July 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Middies edge Virginia, 14 to 12". Times Herald. October 8, 1939. Retrieved July 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Dick Williamson (October 15, 1939). "Cavaliers Rally to Beat Terps, 12-7: Virginia Scores Twice In 4th Quarter to Win". Richmond Times-Dispatch. pp. II-1, II-4 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Virginia turned back, 16 to 13, by inspired V.M.I." The Birmingham News. October 22, 1939. Retrieved December 21, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Razzle-dazzle of Murraymen downs Tribe". The Portsmouth Star. October 29, 1939. Retrieved July 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Cavaliers Riddle Gallant Chicago by Score of 47-0". Daily Press. November 5, 1938. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Gillette is star in Cavalier win". The News and Observer. November 11, 1939. Retrieved August 20, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Virginia Tech tops Virginia in 13–0 upset". The Baltimore Sun. November 19, 1939. Retrieved July 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Cavaliers go down before North Carolina, 19 to 0". Daily Press. December 1, 1939. Retrieved December 20, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "1939 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
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