1945 Virginia Cavaliers football team

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1945 Virginia Cavaliers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–2
Head coach
CaptainJames Walker, John Duda [1]
Home stadium Scott Stadium
(capacity: 22,000)
Seasons
←  1944
1946  →
1945 Southern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Miami (FL)  – 9 –1 –1
No. 3 Navy  – 7 –1 –1
Virginia  – 7 –2 –0
Chattanooga  – 5 –3 –0
Jacksonville State  – 1 –1 –0
West Virginia  – 2 –6 –1
Tennessee Tech  – 1 –8 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1945 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1945 college football season. The Cavaliers were led by ninth-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 7–2. On October 8, 1945, Virginia made their first appearance in the AP Poll in school history when they were ranked 20th in the year's first poll. They dropped from the poll the following week, but reentered November 5 as they continued a seven-game win-streak. The Cavaliers did not finish ranked, however, being knocked from the polls after season-ending losses to rivals Maryland and North Carolina. Their first ranked finish would come in 1951. Murray left the team following the season to return to coaching at Marquette, where he had coached from 1927 to 1936. [2] He ended his career at Virginia as the school's longest-serving and winningest coach. [3]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22 Coast Guard
W 39–04,500
September 29vs. NC State
W 26–6 20,000
October 6vs. VMI
W 40–78,000 [4]
October 27vs. VPI
W 31–1312,000
November 3vs. West Virginia
W 13–79,000
November 10 Richmond Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 15
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 45–07,000 [5]
November 17 Oceana NAS No. 13
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 40–06,500 [6]
November 24vs. Maryland No. 13
L 13–1915,000
December 1at North Carolina No. 20
L 18–2712,000–15,000 [7]
  • 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 19, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Murray Returns As Coach At Marquette: Resumes Old Football Job On March 15". Chicago Daily Tribune. March 3, 1946. p. A1.
  3. ↑ "Virginia Cavaliers Coaches". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Cavaliers score another victory". The News and Observer. October 7, 1945. Retrieved January 3, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Brown scores 4 touchdowns for Cavaliers". Norfolk Virginian-Pilot. November 11, 1945. Retrieved November 8, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Va. Cavaliers Beat Oceana By 40 To 0". Daily Press . Newport News, Virginia. Associated Press. November 18, 1945. p. 14. Retrieved April 5, 2023– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  7. ↑ Leonard, Lawrence (December 2, 1945). "Tarheels Get Jump on Cavaliers to Register 27-18 Triumph". Richmond Times-Dispatch . Richmond, Virginia. p. 10B. Retrieved October 7, 2023– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  8. ↑ "1945 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
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