1949 Virginia Cavaliers football team

1949 Virginia Cavaliers football
Conference Independent
1949 record 7–2
Head coach Arthur Guepe (4th season)
Captain John Thomas[1]
Home stadium Scott Stadium
(Capacity: 24,500)

The 1949 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1949 college football season. The Cavaliers were led by fourth-year head coach Arthur Guepe and played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia. They competed as independents. Opening the year with seven straight victories, Virginia climbed to ninth in the AP Poll. They lost their final two games of the year, including to rival North Carolina, to finish 7–2.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 24George Washington
W 27–13 
October 1Miami (OH)
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 21–18 
October 8vs. VPI
W 26–0 
October 15Washington and Lee
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 27–7 
October 22vs. VMI
W 32–13 
October 29West Virginia
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 19–14 
November 5at No. 20 PennNo. 19
W 26–14 
November 19No. 19 TulaneNo. 9
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 14–28 
November 26at No. 19 North Carolina
L 7–14 
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Source:[2]

References

  1. ↑ "2017 Cavalier Football Fact Book" (PDF). Virginia Cavaliers Athletics. p. 120.
  2. ↑ "1949 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
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