1943 Virginia Cavaliers football team

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1943 Virginia Cavaliers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–4–1
Head coach
CaptainRichard Cofer, Robert Seiler [1]
Home stadium Scott Stadium
Seasons
←  1942
1944  →
1943 Southern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Navy  – 8 –1 –0
Miami (FL)  – 5 –1 –0
West Virginia  – 4 –3 –0
North Texas Aggies  – 3 –4 –1
Virginia  – 3 –4 –1
Texas Tech  – 4 –6 –0
Tennessee Tech  – 1 –5 –0
Sewanee  – 0 –3 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1943 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1943 college football season. The Cavaliers were led by seventh-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 3–4–1.

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Virginia ranked 107th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 64.2. [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25 Richmond AAB
T 7–73,000 [3]
October 2vs. West Virginia
W 6–0 [4]
October 9 Richmond Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 7–164,500 [5]
October 23at Apprentice
L 6–7 [6]
October 30at VMI
W 34–02,500 [7]
November 6 Maryland
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)
W 39–04,000 [8]
November 13at No. 7 Duke
L 0–496,000 [9]
November 27vs. North Carolina
L 7–5415,000 [10]
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • 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 21, 2018.
  2. ↑ Litkenhous, E. E. (December 17, 1943). "Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders". The Salt Lake Tribune . Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 18. Retrieved April 16, 2023– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  3. ↑ "Virginia's Navy, Richmond Army Base Play To 7 To 7 Tie". Daily Press . Newport News, Virginia. Associated Press. September 26, 1943. p. 3B. Retrieved April 18, 2023– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  4. ↑ "Virginia tops West Virginia". Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinal. October 3, 1943. Retrieved May 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Richmond downs Cavaliers by 16–7 count". The Daily News Leader. October 10, 1943. Retrieved November 8, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Precision of Apprentices noses out Cavaliers, 6–7". Daily Press. October 24, 1943. Retrieved May 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Virginia overwhelms VMI Keydets by 34–0". The Daily News Leader. October 31, 1943. Retrieved January 3, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Virginia whips Maryland, 39–0". The Chattanooga Daily Times. November 7, 1943. Retrieved October 17, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Duke wins, 49–0". Winston-Salem Journal. November 14, 1943. Retrieved December 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "North Carolina scores in every period to crush Virginia, 54–7". The Baltimore Sun. November 28, 1943. Retrieved December 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "1943 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
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