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1933 Virginia Cavaliers football
Conference Southern Conference
Record2–6–2 (1–3–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainRaye Burger [1]
Home stadium Scott Stadium
Seasons
←  1932
1934 →
1933 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Duke $ 4 0 0 9 1 0
South Carolina 3 0 0 6 3 1
North Carolina 2 1 0 4 5 0
VMI 2 1 1 2 7 1
Washington and Lee 1 1 1 4 4 2
Clemson 1 1 0 3 6 2
VPI 1 1 3 4 3 3
Virginia 1 3 1 2 6 2
Maryland 1 4 0 3 7 0
NC State 0 4 0 1 5 3
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1933 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1933 college football season. The Cavaliers were led by third-year head coach Fred Dawson and played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia. They competed as members of the Southern Conference, finishing with a conference record of 1–3–1 and a 2–6–2 record overall. After the season, Dawson resigned as head coach. [2] He had an overall record of 8–17–4 at Virginia.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23 Hampden–Sydney*T 7–7 [3]
September 30 Randolph–Macon*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 39–0 [4]
October 7at Ohio State*L 0–7542,001 [5]
October 14at Columbia*L 6–1510,000 [6]
October 21at Navy*L 7–13 [7]
October 28 VMIdagger
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 12–139,000 [8]
November 4 Maryland
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA ( rivalry)
W 6–05,000 [9]
November 11at Washington and Lee
L 0–6 [10]
November 18 VPI
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA ( rivalry)
T 6–65,000 [11]
November 30at North CarolinaL 0–1420,000 [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

[13]

References

  1. ^ "2017 Cavalier Football Fact Book" (PDF). Virginia Cavaliers Athletics. p. 119. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 28, 2017. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  2. ^ "Dawson Quits As Virginia Coach". The Washington Post. February 24, 1934. p. 16.
  3. ^ "Hampden–Sydney plays Cavaliers to 7–7 deadlock". Daily Press. September 24, 1933. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Martin, home-town boy, hero in Virginia win". The Portsmouth Star. October 1, 1933. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Ohio State Romps on Virginia Eleven by Score of 75 to 0: Cavaliers Go Down to Defeat By Widest Margin Ever Recorded in Horseshoe At Columbus". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. Associated Press. October 8, 1933. p. 8B – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Lions top Cavaliers, 15–6". Brooklyn Times Union. October 15, 1933. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Cavaliers give future Admirals run for money". The State. October 22, 1933. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Keydets battle way to victory over Va. eleven". Daily Press. October 29, 1933. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Virginia beats Maryland, 6–0, blocking kick". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 5, 1933. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "W. & L. downs U. Va., 6–0, on Sawyers' 85-yard dash". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 12, 1933. Retrieved August 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Virginia and V.P.I. struggle to tie". The Roanoke Times. November 19, 1933. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Carolina licks Virginia with two last period drives". The Asheville Citizen. December 1, 1933. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "1933 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 21, 2018.