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1951 Virginia Cavaliers football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 13
Record8–1
Head coach
CaptainJoe Palumbo
Home stadiumScott Stadium
Seasons← 19501952 →
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. Virginia was ranked 13th in the final AP Poll of the season, the first ranked finish in school history. It is to date the school's highest finish in a final poll.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29George WashingtonW 20–020,000
October 6vs. VPIW 33–012,500
October 13at Washington and LeeL 14–4210,000
October 20VMI
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 34–1424,000
October 27at DukeW 30–725,000
November 3The Citadel
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 39–010,000
November 10North Carolina
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)
W 34–1425,000
November 17South Carolina
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 28–2710,000
November 24William & MaryNo. 15
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 46–026,000
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "2017 Cavalier Football Fact Book" (PDF). Virginia Cavaliers Athletics. p. 120. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 28, 2017. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  2. Watterson, John. "University of Virginia Football 1951-1961: A Perfect Gridiron Storm" (PDF). Journal of Sports History. James Madison University. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 30, 2012. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  3. ^ "Virginia Cavaliers Football Record By Year". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  4. "Virginia checks GWU, 20–0". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 30, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Virginia crushes Virginia Tech by 33–0 score". Tampa Sunday Tribune. October 7, 1951. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Washington-Lee routs Virginia, 42 to 14". Norfolk Virginian-Pilot. October 14, 1951. Retrieved December 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Virginia turns breaks into scores to drop VMI, 34–14". Kingsport Times-News. October 21, 1951. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Cavaliers score four in fourth". Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel. October 28, 1951. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Virginia routs The Citadel, 39–0". The Sunday Star. November 4, 1951. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Virginia rips Tar Heels by 34–14 score". Tampa Sunday Tribune. November 11, 1951. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Cavaliers barley nip Gamecocks". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 18, 1951. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Virginia trounces William and Mary, 46–0, as Mel Roach paces offense". The Baltimore Sun. November 25, 1951. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "1951 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
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