1938 Virginia Cavaliers football team


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The 1938 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1938 college football season. The Cavaliers were led by second-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 4–4–1.

1938 Virginia Cavaliers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–4–1
Head coach
CaptainJohn Acree[1]
Home stadiumScott Stadium

Seasons

← 1937

1939 →

1938 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Georgetown   –   8 – 0 – 0
Hardin–Simmons   –   8 – 2 – 0
Roanoke   –   5 – 2 – 3
Western Maryland   –   5 – 2 – 1
Catholic University   –   5 – 3 – 0
George Washington   –   5 – 4 – 0
Navy   –   4 – 3 – 2
Virginia   –   4 – 4 – 1
West Virginia   –   4 – 5 – 1
Loyola (LA)   –   4 – 5 – 0
South Georgia Teachers   –   3 – 5 – 1
William & Mary Norfolk   –   3 – 5 – 1
Delaware   –   3 – 5 – 0
Delaware State   –   1 – 2 – 0
Oglethorpe   –   2 – 8 – 0
Oklahoma City   –   2 – 8 – 0
East Carolina   –   1 – 6 – 1
Jacksonville State   –   1 – 6 – 1
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24VMIT 12–1212,000[2]
October 1Washington and Lee 
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 13–09,000[3]
October 8at NavyL 0–3322,251[4]
October 15at VPIW 14–67,000[5][6]
October 22at MarylandW 27–195,000[7]
October 29William & Mary
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 34–07,000[8]
November 5at ColumbiaL 0–3915,000[9]
November 12at HarvardL 13–4015,000[10]
November 24North Carolina
L 0–207,500[11]
  •  Homecoming

[12]

  1. ^ "2017 Cavalier Football Fact Book" (PDF). Virginia Cavaliers Athletics. p. 119. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 28, 2017. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  2. ^ "Virginia and V.M.I. tie, 12 to 12". Richmond Times Dispatch. September 25, 1938. Retrieved December 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Virginia outrushes weary Generals, 13–0". The Miami Herald. October 2, 1938. Retrieved August 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Navy humbles Virginia, 33–0". The Roanoke Times. October 9, 1938. Retrieved July 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Virginia to Meet Maryland Eleven". The Daily Progress. University of Virginia. November 20, 1939. p. 6. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  6. ^ "Cavaliers Spoil Gobblers' Party". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. October 16, 1938. p. 30. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
  7. ^ "Virginia whips Maryland, 27–19, after four successive defeats". The Sunday Star. October 23, 1938. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Cavaliers stage score carnival". The News and Observer. October 30, 1938. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Werden, Lincoln A. (November 6, 1938). "Columbia Routs Virginia by 39-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  10. ^ "U. Va. Beaten, 40 to 13, By Harvard". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Associated Press. November 13, 1938. pp. II-1, II-5 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "North Carolina overpowers Virginia, 20–0". The Charlotte Observer. November 25, 1938. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1938 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 21, 2018.