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1938 Virginia Cavaliers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–4–1
Head coach
CaptainJohn Acree
Home stadiumScott Stadium
Seasons← 19371939 →
1938 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Georgetown     8 0 0
Hardin–Simmons     8 2 0
Roanoke     5 2 3
Western Maryland     5 2 1
Catholic University     5 3 0
George Washington     5 4 0
Navy     4 3 2
Virginia     4 4 1
West Virginia     4 5 1
Loyola (LA)     4 5 0
South Georgia Teachers     3 5 1
William & Mary Norfolk     3 5 1
Delaware     3 5 0
Delaware State     1 2 0
Oglethorpe     2 8 0
Oklahoma City     2 8 0
East Carolina     1 6 1
Jacksonville State     1 6 1

The 1938 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1938 college football season. The Cavaliers were led by second-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 4–4–1.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24VMIT 12–1212,000
October 1Washington and Lee
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 13–09,000
October 8at NavyL 0–3322,251
October 15at VPIW 14–67,000
October 22at MarylandW 27–195,000
October 29William & Mary
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 34–07,000
November 5at ColumbiaL 0–3915,000
November 12at HarvardL 13–4015,000
November 24North CarolinaL 0–207,500
  • Homecoming

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 and V.M.I. tie, 12 to 12". Richmond Times Dispatch. September 25, 1938. Retrieved December 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Virginia outrushes weary Generals, 13–0". The Miami Herald. October 2, 1938. Retrieved August 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Navy humbles Virginia, 33–0". The Roanoke Times. October 9, 1938. Retrieved July 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Virginia to Meet Maryland Eleven". The Daily Progress. University of Virginia. November 20, 1939. p. 6. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  6. "Cavaliers Spoil Gobblers' Party". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. October 16, 1938. p. 30. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
  7. "Virginia whips Maryland, 27–19, after four successive defeats". The Sunday Star. October 23, 1938. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Cavaliers stage score carnival". The News and Observer. October 30, 1938. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Werden, Lincoln A. (November 6, 1938). "Columbia Routs Virginia by 39-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  10. "U. Va. Beaten, 40 to 13, By Harvard". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Associated Press. November 13, 1938. pp. II-1, II-5 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "North Carolina overpowers Virginia, 20–0". The Charlotte Observer. November 25, 1938. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "1938 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
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