1926 Virginia Cavaliers football team

The 1926 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1926 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Greasy Neale, the Cavaliers compiled an overall record of 6–2–2 with a mark of 4–2–1 in conference play, placing sixth in the SoCon. The team played its games at Lambeth Field in Charlottesville, Virginia.

1926 Virginia Cavaliers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–2–2 (4–2–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumLambeth Field
1926 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Alabama $ 8 0 09 0 1
Tennessee 5 1 08 1 0
Vanderbilt 4 1 08 1 0
South Carolina 4 2 06 4 0
Georgia 4 2 05 4 0
Virginia 4 2 16 2 2
VPI 3 2 15 3 1
Washington and Lee 3 2 14 3 2
Georgia Tech 4 3 04 5 0
North Carolina 3 3 04 5 0
Auburn 3 3 05 4 0
LSU 3 3 06 3 0
Ole Miss 2 2 05 4 0
Mississippi A&M 2 3 05 4 0
VMI 2 4 05 5 0
Tulane 2 4 03 5 1
Maryland 1 3 15 4 1
Clemson 1 3 02 7 0
Florida 1 4 12 6 2
Kentucky 1 4 12 6 1
NC State 0 4 04 6 0
Sewanee 0 5 02 6 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 25 Hampden–Sydney* T 0–0
October 2 Georgia
  • Lambeth Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 7–27
October 9 Lynchburg*
  • Lambeth Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 38–0
October 16 at VMI
W 14–6 [1]
October 23 at VPI L 0–6
October 30 at South Carolina W 6–0 [2]
November 6 Washington and Leedagger
  • Lambeth Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 30–7
November 13 at Maryland T 6–6
November 20 Randolph–Macon*
  • Lambeth Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 57–0
November 25 North Carolina
  • Lambeth Field
  • Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)
W 3–0
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

[3]

References

  1. "Cavaliers too much for V.M.I. taking game by touchdown". Daily Press. October 17, 1925. Retrieved December 19, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "M'Kall's toe wins over Gamecocks". Daily Press. October 31, 1926. Retrieved January 26, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "1926 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
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