1940 Virginia Cavaliers football team

1940 Virginia Cavaliers football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–5
Head coach	Frank Murray (4th season)
Captain	Lee McLaughlin [1]
Home stadium	Scott Stadium
Seasons ←  1939 1941  →

1940 Southern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 17 Hardin–Simmons			–					9	–	0	–	0
No. 13 Georgetown			–					8	–	2	–	0
Navy			–					6	–	2	–	1
Delaware			–					5	–	3	–	0
East Carolina			–					5	–	3	–	0
Western Maryland			–					5	–	3	–	0
George Washington			–					5	–	3	–	1
Catholic University			–					4	–	3	–	1
West Virginia			–					4	–	4	–	1
Virginia			–					4	–	5	–	0
Georgia Teachers			–					3	–	5	–	0
Roanoke			–					2	–	6	–	0
Oklahoma City			–					1	–	7	–	3
William & Mary Norfolk			–					0	–	6	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1940 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1940 college football season. The Cavaliers were led by fourth-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 4–5.

Virginia was ranked at No. 97 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940. ^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	Lehigh	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	W 32–0	10,000	[3]
October 5	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 19–14	25,000	[4]
October 12	at Maryland	Old Byrd Stadium College Park, MD (rivalry)	W 19–6		[5]
October 19	VMI	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	L 0–7	18,000	[6]
October 26	at William & Mary	Cary Field Williamsburg, VA	L 6–13	11,000	[7]
November 2	vs. VPI	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA (rivalry)	L 0–6	9,000	[8] [9]
November 9	Washington and Lee	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	W 20–6		[10]
November 16	at No. 5 Tennessee	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN	L 14–41	7,000	[11]
November 23	North Carolina	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)	L 7–10	12,000	[12]
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. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Virginia's Power Routs Lehigh, 32-0". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. September 29, 1940. p. S6.
4. "Virginia Cavaliers win from favored Yale team". The State. October 6, 1940. Retrieved July 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Virginia Beats Maryland As Dudley Stars". The Baltimore Sun. October 13, 1940. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "V.M.I. whips Cavaliers, 7–0". The Miami News. October 20, 1940. Retrieved December 21, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Sovereigns turn in win over Cavaliers". The News and Observer. October 27, 1940. Retrieved December 20, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Va. Team Turns To W. & L. Tilt". The Daily Progress . University of Virginia. November 4, 1940. p. 6. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
9. "V.P.I. Upsets Virginia By 6 to 0 To Offset Early Beatings". The Sunday Star . Library of Congress. November 3, 1940. p. 38. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
10. "U. Va. plays consistently to return to win column; Defeats Generals 20 to 6". The Daily News Leader. November 10, 1940. Retrieved August 20, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Vols trounce Virginia, 41–14". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 17, 1940. Retrieved August 8, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
12. "North Carolina trims battling Virginia grid squad, 10 to 7". The Birmingham News. November 24, 1940. Retrieved December 20, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
13. "1940 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 21, 2018.