1943 Virginia Cavaliers football team

The 1943 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1943 college football season. The Cavaliers were led by seventh-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 3–4–1.

1943 Virginia Cavaliers football
ConferenceIndependent
1943 record3–4–1
Head coach
CaptainRichard Cofer, Robert Seiler[1]
Home stadiumScott Stadium
(capacity: 22,000)
1943 Southern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Navy    8 1 0
Miami (FL)    5 1 0
West Virginia    4 3 0
Virginia    3 4 1
Tennessee Tech    1 5 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Richmond Air BaseT 7–7
October 2vs. West VirginiaW 6–0
October 9Richmond
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 7–16
October 23at ApprenticeNewport News, VAL 6–7
October 30at VMI
W 34–02,500[2]
November 6Maryland
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)
W 39–0
November 13at No. 7 DukeL 0–496,000
November 27vs. North CarolinaL 7–54
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[3]

References

  1. "2017 Cavalier Football Fact Book" (PDF). Virginia Cavaliers Athletics. p. 119.
  2. "Virginia overwhelms VMI Keydets by 34–0". The Daily News Leader. October 31, 1943. Retrieved January 3, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "1943 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
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