1946 Virginia Cavaliers football team

The 1946 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1946 college football season. The Cavaliers were led by first-year head coach Art Guepe and played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia. They competed as independents, finishing with a record of 4–4–1.

1946 Virginia Cavaliers football
ConferenceIndependent
1946 record4–4–1
Head coach
CaptainH. Lockwood Frizzell[1]
Home stadiumScott Stadium
(capacity: 22,000)
1946 Southern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Oklahoma City    10 1 0
Maryville    9 1 0
Miami (FL)    8 2 0
Middle Tennessee    6 2 1
Mississippi Southern    7 3 0
Georgetown    5 3 0
East Carolina    5 3 1
Princess Anne    5 3 1
Sewanee    4 3 0
Chattanooga    5 5 0
Grambling    6 6 0
Tennessee Tech    5 5 0
Virginia    4 4 1
West Virginia    5 5 0
Marshall    2 7 1
CCUNC    2 4 0
Navy    1 8 0

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Hampden–SydneyW 71–0
October 5vs. VPIT 21–2120,000
October 12VMI
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 19–816,000[2]
October 19at No. 6 PennL 0–4064,000[3]
November 2at RichmondL 7–19
November 9at PrincetonW 20–624,000[4]
November 16at NC StateL 7–27
November 23West Virginia
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 21–0
November 30No. 11 North Carolina
L 14–4922,500[5]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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After the season

The 1947 NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Cavalier was selected.[7]

Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
23208Tom DudleyEndWashington Redskins

References

  1. "2017 Cavalier Football Fact Book" (PDF). Virginia Cavaliers Athletics. p. 119.
  2. "Virginia Cavaliers trounce VMI, 19–8". The Bristol Herald Courier. October 13, 1946. Retrieved January 3, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. Rolfe, Shelley (October 20, 1946). "Cavaliers Are Dropped to Beaten". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Va. p. 6B via Newspapers.com.
  4. Lewis, Allen (November 10, 1946). "Princeton Upset, 20-6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Tarheels Down UVA 49 To 14". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. December 1, 1946. p. 13 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "1946 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  7. "1947 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
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