1938 Virginia Cavaliers football team

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1938 Virginia Cavaliers football team - Wikipedia

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1938 Virginia Cavaliers football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–4–1
Head coach	Frank Murray (2nd season)
Captain	John Acree^[1]
Home stadium	Scott Stadium
Seasons ← 1937 1939 →

1938 Southern college football independents records
v t e	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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	VMI	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	T 12–12	12,000	^[2]
October 1	Washington and Lee	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	W 13–0	9,000	^[3]
October 8	at Navy	Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 0–33	22,251	^[4]
October 15	at VPI	Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)	W 14–6	7,000	^[5]^[6]
October 22	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD (rivalry)	W 27–19	5,000	^[7]
October 29	William & Mary	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	W 34–0	7,000	^[8]
November 5	at Columbia	Baker Field New York, NY	L 0–39	15,000	^[9]
November 12	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 13–40	15,000	^[10]
November 24	North Carolina	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (South's Oldest Rivalry)	L 0–20	7,500	^[11]
Homecoming

^[12]

References

^ "2017 Cavalier Football Fact Book" (PDF). Virginia Cavaliers Athletics. p. 119. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 28, 2017. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
^ "Virginia and V.M.I. tie, 12 to 12". Richmond Times Dispatch. September 25, 1938. Retrieved December 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Virginia outrushes weary Generals, 13–0". The Miami Herald. October 2, 1938. Retrieved August 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Navy humbles Virginia, 33–0". The Roanoke Times. October 9, 1938. Retrieved July 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Virginia to Meet Maryland Eleven". The Daily Progress. University of Virginia. November 20, 1939. p. 6. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
^ "Cavaliers Spoil Gobblers' Party". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. October 16, 1938. p. 30. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
^ "Virginia whips Maryland, 27–19, after four successive defeats". The Sunday Star. October 23, 1938. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Cavaliers stage score carnival". The News and Observer. October 30, 1938. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Werden, Lincoln A. (November 6, 1938). "Columbia Routs Virginia by 39-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
^ "U. Va. Beaten, 40 to 13, By Harvard". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Associated Press. November 13, 1938. pp. II-1, II-5 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "North Carolina overpowers Virginia, 20–0". The Charlotte Observer. November 25, 1938. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1938 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 21, 2018.

v t e Virginia Cavaliers football
Venues	Madison Hall Field (1888–1912) Lambeth Field (1913–1930) Scott Stadium (1931–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Florida State: Jefferson-Eppes Trophy Maryland North Carolina: South's Oldest Rivalry Virginia Tech
Culture & lore	"The Cavalier Song" "The Good Old Song" Cavalier Marching Band 1990 Georgia Tech game 2022 shooting
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders W. A. Lambeth
Seasons	1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917–1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

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