1952 Virginia Cavaliers football team

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]

1952 Virginia Cavaliers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–2
Head coach
CaptainWilliam Chisholm[1]
Home stadiumScott Stadium
(capacity: 24,500)
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

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Vanderbilt
W 27–022,000[4]
October 4vs. VPINo. 16
W 42–015,000
October 11George WashingtonNo. 15
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 50–018,000[5]
October 18vs. VMINo. 11
W 33–1423,000[6]
October 25No. 6 DukedaggerNo. 9
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 7–2135,000
November 1vs. South CarolinaNo. 16
L 14–2127,000
November 8at North Carolina
W 34–725,000
November 15Richmond
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 49–06,000[7]
November 22Washington and Lee
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 21–1414,000[8]
November 29at William & MaryNo. 20
W 20–1315,000
  • 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. "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.
  6. "Virginia yields first touchdown while beating VMI, 33–14". The News and Observer. October 19, 1952. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Virginia romps over Richmond, 49–0, using all its players". Sunday Star. November 16, 1952. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "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.
  9. "1952 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
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