1941 Virginia Cavaliers football team

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 1941 Virginia Cavaliers football Independent 8–1 Frank Murray 5th Bill Dudley Scott Stadium The 1941 Virginia Cavaliers football team was an American football team represented the University of Virginia as an independent during the 1941 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach Frank Murray, the Cavaliers compiled an 8–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 279 to 42.https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/virginia/1941-schedule.html 1941 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC June 21, 2018 Halfback Bill Dudley was the team captain.http://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 2018-06-21 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 Dudley became the school's second ever consensus first-team All-American, being selected by five of nine selectors, including the Associated Press. Dudley led the country in touchdowns, points scored, rushing average, and touchdowns responsible for.College Football Hall of Fame 1709 Dudley's College Football HOF profile 2008-07-12 He became the school's first and only recipient of the Maxwell Award, distinguishing him as the best player in college football in 1941.Bill Dudley official site http://www.cmgww.com/football/dudley/biography.htm Biography: You can't stop the "Bullet" 2008-07-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20080615220917/http://www.cmgww.com/football/dudley/biography.htm 2008-06-15 dead He finished fifth in voting for the Heisman Trophy.https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/awards/heisman-1941.html 1941 Heisman Trophy Voting Sports-Reference.com June 21, 2018 Virginia was ranked at No. 35 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published The Courier-Journal Dr. E. E. Litkenhous December 26, 1941 Sports 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123088221/gophers-grid-kings-over-6-year-span/ Newspapers.com The team played its home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia. Schedule September 20 w 1941 Hampden–Sydney Tigers Hampden–Sydney Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA 41–0 6,000 Cavaliers Launch Season With Win Over Outclassed H-S Squad As 6,000 Watch The Staunton News-Leader Barton Pattie September 21, 1941 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36175912/cavaliers_launch_season_with_win_over/ Newspapers.com September 27 w Lafayette Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA 25–0 9,000 Bill Dudley In Limelight As Cavaliers Romp Over Lafayette Leopards 25-0 The Staunton News-Leader Barton Pattie September 28, 1941 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36176154/bill_dudley_in_limelight_as_cavaliers/ Newspapers.com October 4 l y Yale Yale Bowl New Haven, CT 19–21 25,000 Yale Rally Nips Virginia, 21-19 as Sophs Star New York Daily News October 5, 1941 91 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35866254/daily_news/ Newspapers.com October 11 w Richmond Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA 44–0 10,000 Cavaliers Rout Richmond: Bull Dudley Sparks Virginia To 44-0 Win Daily Press (Newport News, Virginia) October 12, 1941 3C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36176585/cavaliers_rout_richmond_bull_dudley/ Newspapers.com October 18 w y VMI Wilson Field Lexington, VA 27–7 14,000 Virginia Routs VMI, 27-7: Bill Dudley Passes Cavaliers To Win Daily Press October 19, 1941 C1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36176738/virginia_routs_vmi_277_bill_dudley/ Newspapers.com14,000 Fans Watch Virginia Stop the Squadron, 27-7 for First Win Against Hubert-Coached Eleven https://digitalcollections.vmi.edu/digital/collection/p15821coll8/id/8618/rec/23 27 December 2025 The Cadet 13 October 1941 November 1 w y VPI Foreman Field Norfolk, VA rivalry 34–0 15,000 Dudley Puts On One-Man Show As Virginia Rolls Over Tech, 34-0: 'Bullet Bill' Accounts for All Scoring Daily Press (Newport News, Virginia) George Wright November 2, 1941 C1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/230647672/?terms=gobblers%2Bcavaliers Newspapers.com November 8 w y Washington and Lee Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA 27–7 Cavaliers Best W-L, 27 to 7: W-L Yields All Points In First Half Daily Press (Newport News, Virginia) November 9, 1941 C1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36176861/cavaliers_best_wl_27_to_7_wl_yields/ Newspapers.com November 15 w Lehigh Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA 34–0 10,000 Dudley Leads Cavaliers To Easy Victory Over Lehigh The Staunton News-Leader Barton Pattie November 16, 1941 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36176939/dudley_leads_cavaliers_to_easy_victory/ Newspapers.com November 20 Thursday w y North Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC South's Oldest Rivalry 28–7 22,000 Dudley Runs Wild As Virginia Wallops Carolina, 28-7 The Asheville Citizen Frank B. Gilbreth November 21, 1941 20 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36177110/dudley_runs_wild_as_virginia_wallops/ Newspapers.com References Virginia Category:Virginia Cavaliers football seasons Virginia Cavaliers football