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1937 Virginia Cavaliers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–7
Head coach
CaptainWilliam Weeks, II; Stephen Davenport
Home stadiumScott Stadium
Seasons← 19361938 →
1937 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Delaware State   –   1 – 0 – 0
Hardin–Simmons   –   8 – 0 – 1
West Virginia   –   8 – 1 – 1
Catholic University   –   5 – 3 – 0
William & Mary Norfolk   –   5 – 3 – 0
Roanoke   –   6 – 4 – 0
Navy   –   4 – 4 – 1
George Washington   –   3 – 4 – 1
Georgetown   –   2 – 4 – 2
Oglethorpe   –   3 – 6 – 1
Western Maryland   –   3 – 6 – 0
East Carolina   –   2 – 5 – 0
Loyola (LA)   –   2 – 6 – 1
Virginia   –   2 – 7 – 0
South Georgia Teachers   –   2 – 9 – 0
Delaware   –   1 – 7 – 0
Oklahoma City   –   1 – 9 – 0
Jacksonville State   –   0 – 5 – 0

The 1937 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1937 college football season. The Cavaliers were led by first-year head coach Frank Murray and played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia. They competed as independents for the first time after quitting the Southern Conference in 1936, finishing with a record of 2–7.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Hampden–SydneyW 13–75,000
October 2at PrincetonL 0–2615,000
October 9at NavyL 13–4018,000
October 16Maryland
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)
L 0–36,000
October 23VMI
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 7–2610,000
October 30William & Mary
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 6–05,000
November 6at Washington and LeeL 6–138,000
November 13VPI
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)
L 7–147,000–7,500
November 25at No. 18 North CarolinaL 0–4014,000
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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. "Virginia defeats Hampden–Sydney". Tampa Sunday Tribune. September 26, 1937. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Princeton Opens Campaign With Easy 26 to 0 Triumph Over Virginia Eleven: White Paces Tigers With Two Touchdowns". The Sunday Times, New Brunswick, N.J. October 3, 1937. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Navy romps on Virginia, 40–13". The Roanoke Times. October 10, 1937. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Photo-finish win to Terps over Virginia". The Portsmouth Star. October 17, 1937. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "V.M.I. takes advantage of breaks to win, 26 to 7". Richmond Times Dispatch. October 24, 1937. Retrieved December 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Proud Cavaliers halt Sovereigns". The State. October 31, 1937. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Generals rally to win from Virginia, 13–7". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 7, 1937. Retrieved August 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Tar Heel Eleven Next Virginia Foe". The Daily Progress. University of Virginia. November 15, 1937. p. 8. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  10. "Tie Jinx Is Ended As V.P.I. Triumphs". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. November 14, 1937. p. 36. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  11. "Carolina squad romps to easy victory over Virginia, 40–0". The Asheville Citizen. November 26, 1937. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "1937 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
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