1949 Virginia Cavaliers football team

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1949 Virginia Cavaliers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–2
Head coach
CaptainJohn Thomas[1]
Home stadiumScott Stadium
Seasons
← 1948
1950 →
1949 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Maryland State     8 0 0
Memphis State     9 1 0
Delaware     8 1 0
Virginia     7 2 0
Grambling     7 3 2
Miami (FL)     6 3 0
Sewanee     4 2 1
Chattanooga     5 4 0
Georgetown     5 5 0
West Virginia     4 6 1
Navy     3 5 1
Rollins     3 5 0
Texas State     3 6 1
Oklahoma City     2 8 0

The 1949 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the

AP Poll. They lost their final two games of the year, including to rival North Carolina
, to finish 7–2.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24George WashingtonW 27–1318,000[2]
October 1Miami (OH)
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 21–1813,000
October 8vs. VPIW 26–015,000[3]
October 15Washington and Leedagger
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 27–717,000[4]
October 22vs. VMIW 32–1310,000[5]
October 29West Virginia
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 19–1415,000
November 5at No. 20 PennNo. 19W 26–1450,771[6]
November 19No. 19 TulaneNo. 9
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 14–2830,000[7]
November 26at No. 19 North CarolinaL 7–1444,500[8]
  • 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 ( ) = First-place votes
Week
Poll12345678Final
AP
19109 (1)

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.
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  9. ^ "1949 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 18, 2018.