1940 Virginia Cavaliers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–5
Head coach
CaptainLee McLaughlin[1]
Home stadiumScott Stadium
Seasons
← 1939
1941 →
1940 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 17 Hardin–Simmons   –   9 – 0 – 0
No. 13 Georgetown   –   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
Roanoke   –   2 – 6 – 0
Oklahoma City   –   1 – 7 – 3
William & Mary Norfolk   –   0 – 6 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Virginia was ranked at No. 97 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Lehigh
W 32–010,000[3]
October 5at Yale
W 19–14
October 12at Maryland
W 19–6[4]
October 19VMIdagger
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 0–718,000[5]
October 26at William & Mary
L 6–1311,000[6]
November 2vs. VPI
L 0–69,000[7][8]
November 9Washington and Lee
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 20–6[9]
November 16at No. 5 Tennessee
L 14–417,000[10]
November 23North Carolina
L 7–1012,000[11]
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  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. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Virginia's Power Routs Lehigh, 32-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. September 29, 1940. p. S6.
  4. ^ "Virginia Beats Maryland As Dudley Stars". The Baltimore Sun. October 13, 1940. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "V.M.I. whips Cavaliers, 7–0". The Miami News. October 20, 1940. Retrieved December 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Sovereigns turn in win over Cavaliers". The News and Observer. October 27, 1940. Retrieved December 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Va. Team Turns To W. & L. Tilt". The Daily Progress. University of Virginia. November 4, 1940. p. 6. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  8. ^ "V.P.I. Upsets Virginia By 6 to 0 To Offset Early Beatings". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. November 3, 1940. p. 38. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  9. ^ "U. Va. plays consistently to return to win column; Defeats Generals 20 to 6". The Daily News Leader. November 10, 1940. Retrieved August 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Vols trounce Virginia, 41–14". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 17, 1940. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "North Carolina trims battling Virginia grid squad, 10 to 7". The Birmingham News. November 24, 1940. Retrieved December 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1940 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
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