1947 Virginia Cavaliers football team

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 1947 Virginia Cavaliers football Independent 7–3 Art Guepe 2nd H. Lockwood Frizzellhttp://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/va/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2017-18/misc_non_event/2017FootballFactBook82-134.pdf 2017 Cavalier Football Fact Book Virginia Cavaliers Athletics 120 2018-06-19 2017-12-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20171228054224/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/va/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2017-18/misc_non_event/2017FootballFactBook82-134.pdf dead Scott Stadium The 1947 Virginia Cavaliers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Virginia as an independent during the 1947 college football season. In its second season under head coach Art Guepe, the team compiled a 7–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 370 to 261.2018 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football February 19, 2019 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/virginia/2018-schedule.html Virginia was ranked at No. 26 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings Times Dr. E. E. Litkenhous December 18, 1947 47 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123152970/michigan-national-champion-in-final/ Newspapers.com The team played its home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia. Schedule 1947 AP September 27 w George Washington Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA 33–13 15,000 Cavaliers Roll Up 33-13 Score Over George Washington The Staunton News-Leader September 28, 1947 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28373490/cavaliers_roll_up_3313_score_over/ Newspapers.com October 4 w y VPI Victory Stadium Roanoke, VA rivalry 41–7 22,000 Va. Cavaliers Run Roughshod On VPI Daily Press (Newport News, VA) Robert Moore October 5, 1947 11A https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28612157/va_cavaliers_run_roughshod_on_vpi/ Newspapers.com October 11 w y Harvard Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA 47–0 24,000 Talent-Loaded Virginia Eleven Thrashes Harvard, 47-0 The Boston Globe Vern Miller October 12, 1947 27, 30 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28207565/talentloaded_virginia_eleven_thrashes/ Newspapers.com October 18 w 16 Washington and Lee Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA 32–7 12,000 Virginia Trims W. And L., 32-7 The Baltimore Sun October 19, 1947 Sports 2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28418856/virginia_trims_w_and_l_327/ Newspapers.com October 25 w y 13 VMI Wilson Field Lexington, VA 35–6 12,000 Virginia Spoils VMI Homecoming With 35-6 Victory The Staunton News-Leader October 26, 1947 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28307896/virginia_spoils_vmi_homecoming_with/Homecoming's Attractions Are Numerous https://digitalcollections.vmi.edu/digital/collection/p15821coll8/id/9125/rec/26 27 December 2025 The Cadet 20 October 1947 November 1 w 12 Richmond Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA 34–0 12,000 Virginia Passes Subdue Stubborn Spider Eleven, 34-0 The Staunton News-Leader November 2, 1947 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28300434/virginia_passes_subdue_stubborn_spider/ Newspapers.com November 8 l y 10 Penn 4 Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA 7–19 79,000 Penn Beats Virginia, 19-7, on Deuber's Runs The Philadelphia Inquirer Art Morrow November 9, 1947 1S, 2S https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28216181/penn_beats_virginia_197_on_deubers/ Newspapers.com November 15 w y 15 West Virginia Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV 6–0 18,000 Virginia Scores In Final Quarter, Drops Mountaineers, 6-0 The Staunton News Leader November 16, 1947 7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28415153/virginia_scores_in_final_quarter_drops/ Newspapers.com November 22 l 16 NC State Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA 2–7 20,000 Fumble Sets Up Score As N.C. State Tops Virginia, 7-2: Defeat Ends Cavaliers' High Hopes The Staunton News-Leader November 23, 1947 7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28402963/fumble_sets_up_score_as_nc_state_tops/ Newspapers.com November 29 l y North Carolina 10 Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC South's Oldest Rivalry 7–40 40,000 UNC Rolls Over Virginia Eleven, 40 to 7 Asheville Citizen-Times Billy Anderson November 30, 1947 D1, D4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28507273/unc_rolls_over_virginia_eleven_40_to_7/ Newspapers.com https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/virginia/1947-schedule.html 1947 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC June 18, 2018 Rankings 1947 college football rankings AP 1 10 NR 16 13 12 10 15т 16 NR NR NR References Virginia Category:Virginia Cavaliers football seasons Virginia Cavaliers football