1944 Virginia Cavaliers football team

American college football season

1944 Virginia Cavaliers football

Conference| Independent
Record| 6–1–2
Head coach|

* Frank Murray (8th season)

Captain| James Fahey[1]
Home stadium| Scott Stadium

Seasons

<- 1943

1945 ->

1944 Southern college football independents records

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Virginia |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 1  | - | 2
No. 4 Navy |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 0
West Virginia |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 1
Delaware State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 3  | - | 0
Tennessee Tech |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 2  | - | 0
Miami (FL) |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 7  | - | 1
Millsaps |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 5  | - | 0
Sewanee |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 3  | - | 1
Howard (AL) |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 5  | - | 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1944 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1944 college football season. The Cavaliers were led by eighth-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 6–1–2.

## Schedule

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September 23| Hampden–Sydney|

* Scott Stadium
* Charlottesville, VA

| W 37–0| | [2]
September 30| vs. NC State|

* Foreman Field
* Norfolk, VA

| L 0–13| | [3]
October 7| vs. West Virginia|

* Laidley Field
* Charleston, WV

| W 24–6| | [4]
October 14| North Carolina Pre-Flight|

* Scott Stadium
* Charlottesville, VA

| T 13–13| 9,000| [5]
October 28| vs. VMI|

* City Stadium
* Lynchburg, VA

| W 34–0| | [6]
November 4| vs. Maryland|

* Griffith Stadium
* Washington, DC (rivalry)

| W 18–7| 8,000| [7]
November 11| at Richmond|

* City Stadium
* Richmond, VA

| W 39–0| 4,000| [8]
November 25| at Yale|

* Yale Bowl
* New Haven, CT

| T 6–6| 18,000| [9]
December 2| vs. North Carolina|

* Foreman Field
* Norfolk, VA (South's Oldest Rivalry)

| W 26–7| 8,000| [10]

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## References

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1. ^ "2017 Cavalier Football Fact Book" (PDF). Virginia Cavaliers Athletics. p. 119\. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 28, 2017. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
2. ^ "Hickman aids Virginia as Hampden–Sydney is trimmed, 37–0". Evening Star. September 24, 1944. Retrieved May 2, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Wolfpack Upsets Cavaliers, 13–0". Daily Press. October 1, 1944. p. 16B - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Virginia's Gridders Clash With West Virginia Saturday". The Washington Post. October 2, 1944. p. 13.
5. ^ "Navy Cadets held to tie by Virginia". Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel. October 15, 1944. Retrieved May 2, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Va. Cavaliers outclass VMI Cadets 34–0". Daily Press. October 29, 1944. Retrieved January 3, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Terrapins lose to Virginia, 18–7". Cumberland Sunday Times. November 5, 1944. Retrieved December 22, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Spiders bow to favored Cavaliers by 39 to 0". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 12, 1944. Retrieved November 8, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ Claassen, Harold (November 26, 1944). "Yale, Virginia in Tie; Elis' Hopes Crushed in 6-6 Deadlock". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. 1B - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Wide awake Cavaliers bowl over North Carolina Tarheels, 26–7". The Roanoke Times. December 3, 1944. Retrieved December 22, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "1944 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)

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