1947 Virginia Cavaliers football team

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1947 Virginia Cavaliers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–3
Head coach
CaptainH. Lockwood Frizzell[1]
Home stadiumScott Stadium
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
1947 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Princess Anne     8 0 0
Grambling     11 2 0
Sewanee     6 1 1
Memphis State     6 2 1
Texas State     9 3 0
Mississippi Southern     7 3 0
Oklahoma City     7 3 0
Virginia     7 3 0
West Virginia     6 4 0
East Tennessee State     5 4 0
Catholic University     3 3 0
Delaware     4 4 0
Georgetown     3 4 1
Chattanooga     4 6 0
Tennessee Tech     4 7 0
Miami (FL)     2 7 0
Navy     1 7 1
CCUNC     1 3 0
Florida State     0 5 0

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.[2]

Virginia was ranked at No. 26 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.[3]

The team played its home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27George WashingtonW 33–1315,000[4]
October 4vs. VPIW 41–7 22,000[5]
October 11Harvarddagger
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 47–024,000[6]
October 18Washington and LeeNo. 16
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 32–712,000[7]
October 25at VMINo. 13
W 35–612,000[8]
November 1RichmondNo. 12
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 34–012,000[9]
November 8at No. 4 PennNo. 10L 7–1979,000[10]
November 15at West VirginiaNo. 15W 6–018,000[11]
November 22NC StateNo. 16
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 2–720,000[12]
November 29at No. 10 North CarolinaL 7–4040,000[13]
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked т = Tied with team above or below
Week
Poll123456789Final
AP
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References

  1. ^ "2017 Cavalier Football Fact Book" (PDF). Virginia Cavaliers Athletics. p. 120. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 28, 2017. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  2. ^ "2018 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
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  8. ^ "Virginia Spoils VMI Homecoming With 35-6 Victory". The Staunton News-Leader. October 26, 1947. p. 6.
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  14. ^ "1947 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 18, 2018.