1951 Virginia Cavaliers football team

1951 Virginia Cavaliers football
Conference Independent
Ranking
AP No. 13
1951 record 8–1
Head coach Arthur Guepe (6th season)
Captain Joe Palumbo[1]
Home stadium Scott Stadium
(Capacity: 24,500)

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 Arthur 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 Cotton Bowl, but University President Colgate Darden declined the invitation.[2] Virginia was ranked 13th in the final AP Poll of the season, the first ranked finish in school history.[3] It is to date the school's highest finish in a final poll.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 29George Washington
W 20–0 
October 6vs. VPI
W 33–0 
October 13at Washington and Lee
L 14–42 
October 20VMI
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 34–14 
October 27at Duke
W 30–7 
November 3The Citadel
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 39–0 
November 10North Carolina
W 34–14 
November 17South Carolina
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 28–27 
November 24William & MaryNo. 15
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 46–0 
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Source:[4]

References

  1. ↑ "2017 Cavalier Football Fact Book" (PDF). Virginia Cavaliers Athletics. p. 120.
  2. ↑ Watterson, John. "University of Virginia Football 1951-1961: A Perfect Gridiron Storm" (PDF). Journal of Sports History. James Madison University.
  3. 1 2 "Virginia Cavaliers Football Record By Year". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  4. ↑ "1951 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
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