1944 Virginia Cavaliers football team
The 1944 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1944 college football season. The Cavaliers were led by eighth-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 6–1–2.
| 1944 Virginia Cavaliers football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| 1944 record | 6–1–2 |
| Head coach | Frank Murray (8th season) |
| Captain | James Fahey[1] |
| Home stadium | Scott Stadium (Capacity: 22,000) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | – | 6 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Navy | – | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia | – | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (FL) | – | 1 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
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| September 23 | Hampden–Sydney | W 37–0 | |
| September 30 | vs. NC State |
| L 0–13 |
| October 7 | vs. West Virginia |
| W 24–6 |
| October 14 | North Carolina Pre-Flight |
| T 13–13 |
| October 28 | vs. VMI | W 34–0 | |
| November 4 | vs. Maryland | W 18–7 | |
| November 11 | at Richmond | W 39–0 | |
| November 25 | at Yale | T 6–6 | |
| December 2 | vs. North Carolina |
| W 26–7 |
Source:[4]
References
- "2017 Cavalier Football Fact Book" (PDF). Virginia Cavaliers Athletics. p. 119.
- "Virginia's Gridders Clash With West Virginia Saturday". The Washington Post. October 2, 1944. p. 13.
- Wyatt, Dick (November 4, 1944). "Virginia, Maryland Clash in Griffith Stadium Tonight". The Washington Post. p. 6.
- "1944 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
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