1951 Virginia Cavaliers football team

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]

1951 Virginia Cavaliers football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 13
1951 record8–1
Head coach
CaptainJoe Palumbo[1]
Home stadiumScott Stadium
(Capacity: 24,500)
1951 Southern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Western Maryland      8 0 0
Maryland State      8 1 0
No. 13 Virginia      8 1 0
Florida State      6 2 0
Miami (FL)      8 3 0
Tampa      7 3 1
Delaware      5 3 0
Sewanee      5 3 0
Louisville      5 4 0
Chattanooga      6 5 0
Grambling      3 5 1
Navy      2 6 1
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 29George WashingtonW 20–0
October 6vs. VPIW 33–0
October 13at Washington and Lee
L 14–42
October 20VMI
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 34–14
October 27at DukeW 30–7
November 3The Citadel
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 39–0
November 10North Carolina
W 34–14
November 17South Carolina
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 28–27
November 24William & MaryNo. 15
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 46–0
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Source:[4]

References

  1. "2017 Cavalier Football Fact Book" (PDF). Virginia Cavaliers Athletics. p. 120.
  2. Watterson, John. "University of Virginia Football 1951-1961: A Perfect Gridiron Storm" (PDF). Journal of Sports History. James Madison University.
  3. "Virginia Cavaliers Football Record By Year". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  4. "1951 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
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