1948 Virginia Cavaliers football team

The 1948 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1948 college football season. The Cavaliers were led by third-year head coach Art Guepe and played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia. They competed as independents, finishing with a record of 5–3–1.

Virginia was ranked at No. 72 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	Miami (OH)	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	T 14–14	15,000	[3]
October 2	vs. VPI	Victory Stadium Roanoke, VA (rivalry)	W 28–0	17,500	[4]
October 9	George Washington	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	L 12–20	17,000	[5]
October 16	at Washington and Lee	Wilson Field Lexington, VA	W 41–6	11,000	[6]
October 23	VMI	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	W 26–14	20,000	[7]
October 30	at Princeton	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	L 14–55	23,000	[8]
November 6	at NC State	Riddick Stadium Raleigh, NC	W 21–14	15,000	[9]
November 13	West Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	W 7–0	14,000
November 27	No. 4 North Carolina	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (South's Oldest Rivalry)	L 12–34	25,000–26,000	[10][11][12][13]
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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