1952 Virginia Cavaliers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–2
Head coach
CaptainWilliam Chisholm[1]
Home stadiumScott Stadium
1952 Southern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Maryland State   –  9 –1 –0
Mississippi Southern   –  10 –2 –0
Virginia   –  8 –2 –0
Sewanee   –  7 –2 –0
No. 17 Navy   –  6 –2 –1
Arkansas State   –  8 –3 –0
Tampa   –  8 –3 –1
Chattanooga   –  7 –3 –0
Northeast Louisiana State   –  5 –4 –0
Delaware   –  4 –4 –0
Louisville   –  3 –5 –0
Miami (FL)   –  4 –7 –0
Marshall   –  2 –7 –2
Memphis State   –  2 –7 –0
Florida State   –  1 –8 –1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1952 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1952 college football season. The Cavaliers were led by seventh-year head coach Art Guepe and played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia. They finished with 8 wins for the third consecutive year, but were not invited to a bowl game. After the season, Guepe left Virginia to accept the head coaching position at Vanderbilt.[2] He had a record of 47–17–2 at Virginia, and his winning percentage of .727 remains the highest among Virginia head coaches that coached more than one year.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Vanderbilt
W 27–022,000[4]
October 4vs. VPINo. 16
W 42–015,000[5]
October 11George WashingtonNo. 15
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 50–018,000[6]
October 18vs. VMINo. 11
W 33–1423,000[7]
October 25No. 6 DukedaggerNo. 9
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 7–2134,000–35,000[8]
November 1vs. South CarolinaNo. 16
L 14–2121,000[9]
November 8at North Carolina
W 34–725,000[10]
November 15Richmond
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 49–06,000[11]
November 22Washington and Lee
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 21–1414,000[12]
November 29at William & MaryNo. 20
W 20–1315,000[13]
  • 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. ↑ "Guepe Quits Virginia; Takes Vanderbilt Job". The Baltimore Sun. February 7, 1953. p. 10.
  3. ↑ "Virginia Cavaliers Coaches". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Virginia humiliates Vanderbilt by 27 to 0". The Knoxville Journal. September 28, 1952. Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Cavaliers top Virginia Tech in 42–0 game". Greensboro Daily News. October 5, 1952. Retrieved January 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Virginia 50; GWU 0 - U. Va. roars to 34-point lead at half". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 12, 1952. Retrieved February 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Virginia yields first touchdown while beating VMI, 33–14". The News and Observer. October 19, 1952. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Duke hands Virginia 21 to 7 defeat". The Knoxville Journal. October 26, 1952. Retrieved December 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "South Carolina upsets Virginia in Oyster Bowl". Norfolk Virginian-Pilot. November 2, 1952. Retrieved January 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Cavaliers coast to 34 to 7 win over hapless Tar Heels". Tampa Sunday Tribune. November 9, 1952. Retrieved January 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Virginia romps over Richmond, 49–0, using all its players". Sunday Star. November 16, 1952. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Virginia beats W&L, 21–14 after 7–0 deficit at half". The News and Observer. November 23, 1952. Retrieved August 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Aerials present Virginia 20–13 nod over Indians". The Charlotte Observer. November 30, 1952. Retrieved January 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "1952 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
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