1947 Virginia Cavaliers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–3
Head coach
CaptainH. Lockwood Frizzell[1]
Home stadiumScott Stadium
(capacity: 22,000)
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
1947 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Princess Anne   –   8 – 0 – 0
Grambling   –   11 – 2 – 0
Sewanee   –   6 – 1 – 1
Memphis State   –   6 – 2 – 1
Texas State   –   9 – 3 – 0
Mississippi Southern   –   7 – 3 – 0
Oklahoma City   –   7 – 3 – 0
Virginia   –   7 – 3 – 0
West Virginia   –   6 – 4 – 0
East Tennessee State   –   5 – 4 – 0
Catholic University   –   3 – 3 – 0
Delaware   –   4 – 4 – 0
Georgetown   –   3 – 4 – 1
Chattanooga   –   4 – 6 – 0
Tennessee Tech   –   4 – 7 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   2 – 7 – 0
Navy   –   1 – 7 – 1
CCUNC   –   1 – 3 – 0
Florida State   –   0 – 5 – 0

The 1947 Virginia Cavaliers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Virginia as an independent during the 1947 college football season. In its second season under head coach Art Guepe, the team compiled a 7–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 370 to 261.[2]

Virginia was ranked at No. 26 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.[3]

The team played its home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27George Washington
W 33–1315,000[4]
October 4vs. VPI
W 41–7 22,000[5]
October 11Harvarddagger
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 47–024,000[6]
October 18Washington and LeeNo. 16
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 32–712,000[7]
October 25at VMINo. 13
W 35–612,000[8]
November 1RichmondNo. 12
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 34–012,000[9]
November 8at No. 4 PennNo. 10
L 7–1979,000[10]
November 15at West VirginiaNo. 15
W 6–018,000[11]
November 22NC StateNo. 16
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 2–720,000[12]
November 29at No. 10 North Carolina
L 7–4040,000[13]
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[14]

Rankings

See also: 1947 NCAA football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. т = Tied with team above or below.
Week
Poll123456789Final
AP—1613121015т16———

References

  1. ^ "2017 Cavalier Football Fact Book" (PDF). Virginia Cavaliers Athletics. p. 120. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 28, 2017. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  2. ^ "2018 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
  3. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Cavaliers Roll Up 33-13 Score Over George Washington". The Staunton News-Leader. September 28, 1947. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Robert Moore (October 5, 1947). "Va. Cavaliers Run Roughshod On VPI". Daily Press (Newport News, VA). p. 11A – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Vern Miller (October 12, 1947). "Talent-Loaded Virginia Eleven Thrashes Harvard, 47-0". The Boston Globe. pp. 27, 30 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Virginia Trims W. And L., 32-7". The Baltimore Sun. October 19, 1947. p. Sports 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Virginia Spoils VMI Homecoming With 35-6 Victory". The Staunton News-Leader. October 26, 1947. p. 6.
  9. ^ "Virginia Passes Subdue Stubborn Spider Eleven, 34-0". The Staunton News-Leader. November 2, 1947. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Art Morrow (November 9, 1947). "Penn Beats Virginia, 19-7, on Deuber's Runs". The Philadelphia Inquirer. pp. 1S, 2S – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Virginia Scores In Final Quarter, Drops Mountaineers, 6-0". The Staunton News Leader. November 16, 1947. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Fumble Sets Up Score As N.C. State Tops Virginia, 7-2: Defeat Ends Cavaliers' High Hopes". The Staunton News-Leader. November 23, 1947. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ Billy Anderson (November 30, 1947). "UNC Rolls Over Virginia Eleven, 40 to 7". Asheville Citizen-Times. pp. D1, D4 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "1947 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
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