1953 Virginia Cavaliers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–8
Head coach
CaptainRobert Potter, Joseph Mehalick[1]
Home stadiumScott Stadium
Seasons
← 1952
1954 →
1953 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Arkansas State   –   8 – 0 – 2
Delaware   –   7 – 1 – 0
Maryland State   –   7 – 1 – 0
Mississippi Southern   –   9 – 2 – 0
Navy   –   4 – 3 – 2
Memphis State   –   6 – 4 – 0
Florida State   –   5 – 5 – 0
Tampa   –   6 – 6 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   4 – 5 – 0
Sewanee   –   3 – 5 – 0
Marshall   –   2 – 5 – 2
Chattanooga   –   3 – 7 – 0
Louisville   –   1 – 7 – 0
Virginia   –   1 – 8 – 0

The 1953 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1953 college football season. The Cavaliers were led by first-year head coach Ned McDonald and played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia. The team compiled a record of 1–8. This was the last season in which Virginia competed as an independent, as they join the newly-formed Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) the following year.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26VPI
L 6–2020,000[2]
October 3South Carolina
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 0–1912,000[3]
October 10vs. George Washington
W 24–209,500[4]
October 17VMIdagger
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 6–2118,000[5]
October 24at Vanderbilt
L 13–2816,000[6]
October 31vs. No. 13 Duke
L 6–4825,000[7]
November 7Pittsburgh
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 0–2613,000[8]
November 14at Washington and Lee
L 13–2710,000[9]
November 21North Carolina
L 7–3313,000[10]
  • 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. ^ "Gobblers whip favored Cavaliers in hard fought thriller". The Staunten News-Leader. September 27, 1953. Retrieved January 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Virginia loses and fails to score for first time in 64 games". The News and Observer. October 4, 1953. Retrieved January 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Virginia trims GW, 24–20". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 11, 1953. Retrieved February 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "VMI upsets Virginia by 21 to 6". The Tampa Tribune. October 18, 1953. Retrieved January 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Vanderbilt downs Virginia for homecoming day crowd". The Commercial Appeal. October 25, 1953. Retrieved January 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Duke swamps Virginia, 48–6". The Baltimore Sun. November 1, 1953. Retrieved January 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Pitt conquers Cavalier team in 26–0 contest". The Knoxville Journal. November 8, 1953. Retrieved January 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Generals whip Virginia 27–13". The State. November 15, 1953. Retrieved August 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Tar Heels hand Cavaliers final humiliation of season, 33–7". The Times and Democrat. November 22, 1953. Retrieved January 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "1953 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
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