1951 Virginia Cavaliers football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 13
Record8–1
Head coach
CaptainJoe Palumbo[1]
Home stadiumScott Stadium
Seasons
← 1950
1952 →
1951 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 Virginia   –   8 – 1 – 0
Maryland State   –   7 – 1 – 0
Arkansas State   –   10 – 2 – 0
Stetson   –   8 – 1 – 2
Florida State   –   6 – 2 – 0
Northeast Louisiana State   –   6 – 2 – 0
Texas Southern   –   7 – 3 – 1
Miami (FL)   –   8 – 3 – 0
Tampa   –   7 – 3 – 1
Delaware   –   5 – 3 – 0
Memphis State   –   5 – 3 – 0
Sewanee   –   5 – 3 – 0
McNeese State   –   5 – 4 – 1
Louisville   –   5 – 4 – 0
Chattanooga   –   6 – 5 – 0
Grambling   –   4 – 5 – 1
Navy   –   2 – 6 – 1
Delta State   –   1 – 8 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1951 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1951 college football season. The Cavaliers were led by sixth-year head coach Art Guepe and played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia. They finished with 8 wins for the second consecutive year, and were invited to play in the Orange Bowl, but University President Colgate Darden declined the invitation.[2] Virginia was ranked 13th in the final AP Poll of the season, the first ranked finish in school history.[3] It is to date the school's highest finish in a final poll.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29George Washington
W 20–020,000[4]
October 6vs. VPI
W 33–012,500[5]
October 13at Washington and Lee
L 14–4210,000[6]
October 20VMIdagger
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 34–1424,000[7]
October 27at Duke
W 30–725,000[8]
November 3The Citadel
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 39–010,000[9]
November 10North Carolina
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)
W 34–1425,000[10]
November 17South Carolina
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 28–2710,000[11]
November 24William & MaryNo. 15
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 46–026,000[12]
  • 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. 120. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 28, 2017. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  2. ^ Watterson, John. "University of Virginia Football 1951-1961: A Perfect Gridiron Storm" (PDF). Journal of Sports History. James Madison University. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 30, 2012. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Virginia Cavaliers Football Record By Year". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  4. ^ "Virginia checks GWU, 20–0". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 30, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Virginia crushes Virginia Tech by 33–0 score". Tampa Sunday Tribune. October 7, 1951. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Washington-Lee routs Virginia, 42 to 14". Norfolk Virginian-Pilot. October 14, 1951. Retrieved December 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Virginia turns breaks into scores to drop VMI, 34–14". Kingsport Times-News. October 21, 1951. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Cavaliers score four in fourth". Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel. October 28, 1951. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Virginia routs The Citadel, 39–0". The Sunday Star. November 4, 1951. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Virginia rips Tar Heels by 34–14 score". Tampa Sunday Tribune. November 11, 1951. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Cavaliers barley nip Gamecocks". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 18, 1951. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Virginia trounces William and Mary, 46–0, as Mel Roach paces offense". The Baltimore Sun. November 25, 1951. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "1951 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
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