1944 Virginia Cavaliers football team

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1944 Virginia Cavaliers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–1–2
Head coach
CaptainJames Fahey [1]
Home stadium Scott Stadium
Seasons
←  1943
1945  →
1944 Southern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Virginia  – 6 –1 –2
No. 4 Navy  – 6 –3 –0
West Virginia  – 5 –3 –1
Delaware State  – 2 –3 –0
Tennessee Tech  – 1 –2 –0
Miami (FL)  – 1 –7 –1
Millsaps  – 1 –5 –0
Sewanee  – 0 –3 –1
Howard (AL)  – 0 –5 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1944 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1944 college football season. The Cavaliers were led by eighth-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 6–1–2.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23 Hampden–Sydney
W 37–0 [2]
September 30vs. NC State
L 0–13 [3]
October 7vs. West Virginia
W 24–6 [4]
October 14 North Carolina Pre-Flight
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
T 13–139,000 [5]
October 28vs. VMI
W 34–0 [6]
November 4vs. Maryland
W 18–78,000 [7]
November 11at Richmond
W 39–04,000 [8]
November 25at Yale
T 6–618,000 [9]
December 2vs. North Carolina
W 26–78,000 [10]

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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. ↑ "Hickman aids Virginia as Hampden–Sydney is trimmed, 37–0". Evening Star. September 24, 1944. Retrieved May 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Wolfpack Upsets Cavaliers, 13–0". Daily Press. October 1, 1944. p. 16B – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Virginia's Gridders Clash With West Virginia Saturday". The Washington Post . October 2, 1944. p. 13.
  5. ↑ "Navy Cadets held to tie by Virginia". Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinal. October 15, 1944. Retrieved May 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Va. Cavaliers outclass VMI Cadets 34–0". Daily Press. October 29, 1944. Retrieved January 3, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Terrapins lose to Virginia, 18–7". Cumberland Sunday Times. November 5, 1944. Retrieved December 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Spiders bow to favored Cavaliers by 39 to 0". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 12, 1944. Retrieved November 8, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ Claassen, Harold (November 26, 1944). "Yale, Virginia in Tie; Elis' Hopes Crushed in 6-6 Deadlock". Daily Press . Newport News, Va. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Wide awake Cavaliers bowl over North Carolina Tarheels, 26–7". The Roanoke Times. December 3, 1944. Retrieved December 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "1944 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
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