1936 Virginia Cavaliers football team

American college football season

1936 Virginia Cavaliers football

Conference| Southern Conference
Record| 2–7 (1–5 SoCon)
Head coach|

* Gus Tebell (3rd season)

Captain| Leonard Trell, Harry Martin[1]
Home stadium| Scott Stadium

Seasons

<- 1935

1937 ->

1936 Southern Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 11 Duke $  | 7  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 9  | - | 1  | - | 0
North Carolina | 6  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 2  | - | 0
Furman | 4  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 0
VMI | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 0
Maryland | 3  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 0
Clemson | 3  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 0
Davidson | 4  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 0
Washington and Lee | 2  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 0
Wake Forest | 2  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 0
NC State | 2  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 7  | - | 0
VPI | 4  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 0
South Carolina | 2  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 7  | - | 0
Richmond | 1  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 2
Virginia | 1  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 7  | - | 0
The Citadel | 0  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 6  | - | 0
William & Mary | 0  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 1  | - | 8  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1936 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1936 college football season. The Cavaliers were led by third-year head coach Gus Tebell and played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia. They competed as members of the Southern Conference, finishing with a conference record of 1–5 and a 2–7 record overall. Shortly after the season ended, Virginia decided to leave the Southern Conference in response to the conference's "Graham Plan" that prohibited sports scholarships.[2] In February 1937, head coach Gus Tebell was replaced by former Marquette head coach Frank Murray.[3] Tebell failed to produce a winning season in his three years at Virginia and had an overall record of 6–18–4. He remained at the school to coach the basketball and baseball teams.

## Schedule[edit]

Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 26| Hampden–Sydney*|

* Scott Stadium
* Charlottesville, VA

| W 26–10| 5,000| [4]
October 3| vs. William & Mary|

* Foreman Field
* Norfolk, VA

| W 7–0| 15,000| [5]
October 10| at Navy*|

* Thompson Stadium
* Annapolis, MD

| L 14–35| 16,000| [6]
October 17| Maryland|

* Scott Stadium
* Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)

| L 0–21| 6,000| [7]
October 24| Washington and Lee|

* Scott Stadium
* Charlottesville, VA

| L 0–13| 7,000| [8]
October 31| at VMI|

* Alumni Field
* Lexington, VA

| L 6–12| 4,000| [9]
November 7| at Harvard*|

* Harvard Stadium
* Boston, MA

| L 0–65| 10,000| [10]
November 14| at VPI|

* Miles Stadium
* Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)

| L 6–7| | [11]
November 26| North Carolina|

* Scott Stadium
* Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)

| L 14–59| 5,000| [12]

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming

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## References[edit]

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. ^ "Univ. of Virginia Quits Southern Conference". Boston Globe. December 12, 1936. p. 10.
3. ^ "Marquette Coach Quits; Goes to Virginia: Frank Murray To Take Over Tebell's Post". Chicago Daily Tribune. February 14, 1937. p. B1.
4. ^ "Virginia has uphill fight for three quarters before defeating Hampden–Sydney". The Staunton News-Leader. September 27, 1936. Retrieved December 18, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Cavaliers christen Foreman Field on 7–0 victory". The Virginian-Pilot. October 4, 1936. Retrieved December 18, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Navy is pushed to top Virginia". The News and Observer. October 11, 1936. Retrieved December 18, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Old Liners tramp on Virginia's Cavaliers". Greensboro Daily News. October 18, 1936. Retrieved December 18, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Generals take Cavaliers, 13–0". The Richmond Times Dispatch. October 25, 1936. Retrieved February 15, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "V.M.I. beats Virginia in last minute, 12 to 6". Richmond Times Dispatch. November 1, 1936. Retrieved December 20, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Harvard Romps on Virginia, 65-0: Score Is One of Highest in Crimson History". The Roanoke Times. November 8, 1936. p. 21 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Freak touchdown gives VPI 7 to 6 edge over Va. U." Daily Press. November 15, 1936. Retrieved December 18, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "North Carolina is easy winner over Cavaliers". Johnson City Chronicle. November 27, 1936. Retrieved December 18, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
13. ^ "1936 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 21, 2018.

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Virginia Cavaliers football

Venues|

* Madison Hall Field (1888–1912)
* Lambeth Field (1913–1930)
* Scott Stadium (1931–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Florida State: Jefferson-Eppes Trophy
* Maryland
* North Carolina: South's Oldest Rivalry
* Virginia Tech

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* "The Good Old Song"
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