1940 Virginia Cavaliers football team

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 1940 Virginia Cavaliers football Independent 4–5 Frank Murray 4th Lee McLaughlinhttp://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 119 2018-06-22 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 1940 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1940 college football season. The Cavaliers were led by fourth-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 4–5. Virginia was ranked at No. 97 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings The Boston Globe Dr. E. E. Litkenhous December 19, 1940 22 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123126338/final-1940-litkenhous-ratings/ Newspapers.com Schedule 1940 AP September 28 w Lehigh Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA 32–0 10,000 Virginia's Power Routs Lehigh, 32-0 The New York Times New York, N.Y. September 29, 1940 S6 October 5 w y Yale Yale Bowl New Haven, CT 19–14 25,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-state-virginia-cavaliers-win-from-fa/150524718/ The State Virginia Cavaliers win from favored Yale team October 6, 1940 July 2, 2024 Newspapers.com October 12 w y Maryland Old Byrd Stadium College Park, MD rivalry 19–6 Virginia Beats Maryland As Dudley Stars The Baltimore Sun October 13, 1940 Sports 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120305468/virginia-beats-maryland-as-dudley-stars/ Newspapers.com October 19 l y VMI Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA 0–7 18,000 V.M.I. whips Cavaliers, 7–0 The Miami News October 20, 1940 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90959826/vmi-whips-cavaliers-70/ December 21, 2021 Newspapers.com October 26 l y William & Mary Cary Field Williamsburg, VA 6–13 11,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-and-observer-sovereigns-turn-in/137154250/ The News and Observer Sovereigns turn in win over Cavaliers October 27, 1940 December 20, 2023 Newspapers.com November 2 l y VPI Foreman Field Norfolk, VA rivalry 0–6 9,000 Va. Team Turns To W. & L. Tilt https://search.lib.virginia.edu/sources/uva_library/items/uva-lib:2764621 University of Virginia The Daily Progress November 4, 1940 6 August 22, 2022V.P.I. Upsets Virginia By 6 to 0 To Offset Early Beatings https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1940-11-03/ed-1/seq-38/ Library of Congress The Sunday Star November 3, 1940 38 August 23, 2022 November 9 w Washington and Lee Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA 20–6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107997187/u-va-plays-consistently-to-return-to-w/ The Daily News Leader U. Va. plays consistently to return to win column; Defeats Generals 20 to 6 November 10, 1940 August 20, 2022 Newspapers.com November 16 l y Tennessee 5 Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN 14–41 7,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83067205/vols-trounce-virginia-4114/ Richmond Times-Dispatch Vols trounce Virginia, 41–14 November 17, 1940 August 8, 2021 Newspapers.com November 23 l North Carolina Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA rivalry 7–10 12,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-birmingham-news-north-carolina-trims/137154803/ The Birmingham News North Carolina trims battling Virginia grid squad, 10 to 7 November 24, 1940 December 20, 2023 Newspapers.com https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/virginia/1940-schedule.html 1940 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC June 21, 2018 References Virginia Category:Virginia Cavaliers football seasons Virginia Cavaliers football