1940 Virginia Cavaliers football team

The 1940 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1940 college football season. The Cavaliers were led by fourth-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 4–5.

1940 Virginia Cavaliers football
ConferenceIndependent
1940 record4–5
Head coach
CaptainLee McLaughlin[1]
Home stadiumScott Stadium
(capacity: 22,000)
1940 Southern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 17 Hardin–Simmons    9 0 0
No. 13 Georgetown    8 2 0
Marshall    8 2 0
Navy    6 2 1
Delaware    5 3 0
East Carolina    5 3 0
Western Maryland    5 3 0
George Washington    5 3 1
Catholic University    4 3 1
West Virginia    4 4 1
Virginia    4 5 0
Georgia Teachers    3 5 0
Oklahoma City    1 7 3
William & Mary Norfolk Division    0 6 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28LehighW 32–010,000[2]
October 5at YaleW 19–14
October 12at MarylandW 19–6
October 19VMI
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 0–718,000[3]
October 26at William & MaryL 6–13
November 2vs. VPIL 0–6
November 9Washington and Lee
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 20–6
November 16at No. 5 TennesseeL 14–417,000[4]
November 23North Carolina
L 7–10
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[5]

References

  1. "2017 Cavalier Football Fact Book" (PDF). Virginia Cavaliers Athletics. p. 119.
  2. "Virginia's Power Routs Lehigh, 32-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. September 29, 1940. p. S6.
  3. "V.M.I. whips Cavaliers, 7–0". The Miami News. October 20, 1940. Retrieved December 21, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Vols trounce Virginia, 41–14". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 17, 1940. Retrieved August 8, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "1940 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
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