1953 Virginia Cavaliers football team

1953 Virginia Cavaliers football
Conference Independent
1953 record 1–8
Head coach Ned McDonald (1st season)
Captain Robert Potter, Joseph Mehalick[1]
Home stadium Scott Stadium
(Capacity: 24,500)

The 1953 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1953 college football season. The Cavaliers were led by first-year head coach Ned McDonald and played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia. This was the last season in which Virginia competed as an independent, as they would join the newly-formed Atlantic Coast Conference the following year.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 26VPI
L 6–20 
October 3South Carolina
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 0–19 
October 10vs. George WashingtonAlexandria, VAW 24–20 
October 17VMI
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 6–21 
October 24at Vanderbilt
L 13–28 
October 31vs. No. 13 Duke
L 6–48 
November 7Pittsburgh
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 0–26 
November 14at Washington and LeeLexington, VAL 13–27 
November 21North Carolina
L 7–33 
  • 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. ↑ "1953 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
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