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1951 Virginia Cavaliers football team

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1951 Virginia Cavaliers football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 13
Record8–1
Head coach
CaptainJoe Palumbo[1]
Home stadiumScott Stadium
(Capacity: 24,500)
Seasons
← 1950
1952 →
1951 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 Virginia     8 1 0
Maryland State     7 1 0
Arkansas State     10 2 0
Stetson     8 1 2
Florida State     6 2 0
Northeast Louisiana State     6 2 0
Texas Southern     7 3 1
Miami (FL)     8 3 0
Tampa     7 3 1
Delaware     5 3 0
Memphis State     5 3 0
Sewanee     5 3 0
McNeese State     5 4 1
Louisville     5 4 0
Chattanooga     6 5 0
Grambling     4 5 1
Navy     2 6 1
Delta State     1 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1951 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1951 college football season. The Cavaliers were led by sixth-year head coach Art Guepe and played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia. They finished with 8 wins for the second consecutive year, and were invited to play in the Orange Bowl, but University President Colgate Darden declined the invitation.[2] Virginia was ranked 13th in the final AP Poll of the season, the first ranked finish in school history.[3] It is to date the school's highest finish in a final poll.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 29George WashingtonW 20–0
October 6vs. VPIW 33–0
October 13at Washington and Lee
L 14–42
October 20VMI
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 34–14
October 27at DukeW 30–7
November 3The Citadel
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 39–0
November 10North Carolina
W 34–14
November 17South Carolina
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 28–27
November 24William & MaryNo. 15
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 46–0
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Source:[4]

References

  1. ^ "2017 Cavalier Football Fact Book" (PDF). Virginia Cavaliers Athletics. p. 120.
  2. ^ Watterson, John. "University of Virginia Football 1951-1961: A Perfect Gridiron Storm" (PDF). Journal of Sports History. James Madison University.
  3. ^ a b "Virginia Cavaliers Football Record By Year". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  4. ^ "1951 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 18, 2018.