1923 Virginia Cavaliers football team

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1923 Virginia Cavaliers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record3–5–1 (0–3–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumLambeth Field
Seasons
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1924 →
1923 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Washington & Lee + 4 – 0 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Vanderbilt * + 3 – 0 – 1 5 – 2 – 1
VPI 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Alabama 4 – 1 – 1 7 – 2 – 1
Maryland 2 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 1
Florida 1 – 0 – 2 6 – 1 – 2
North Carolina 2 – 1 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Georgia 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 1
Mississippi A&M 2 – 1 – 2 5 – 2 – 2
Tennessee 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
Tulane 2 – 2 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Clemson 1 – 1 – 1 5 – 2 – 1
Georgia Tech 0 – 0 – 4 3 – 2 – 4
NC State 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Auburn 0 – 1 – 3 3 – 3 – 3
Kentucky 0 – 2 – 2 4 – 3 – 2
Virginia 0 – 3 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
LSU 0 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
Ole Miss 0 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
South Carolina 0 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • * co-member of SIAA

The 1923 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1923 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Greasy Neale, the Cavaliers compiled an overall record of 3–5–1 with a mark of 0–3–1 in conference play, placing 17th in the SoCon.

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29Furman*
L 10–13[1]
October 6Richmond*
  • Lambeth Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 9–0[2]
October 13St. John's (MD)*
  • Lambeth Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 32–7[3]
October 20VMI*
  • Lambeth Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 0–359,000[4]
October 27Trinity (NC)*
  • Lambeth Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 33–0[5]
November 3at Washington and Lee
L 0–77,500[6]
November 10Georgia
  • Lambeth Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 0–13[7]
November 172:30 p.m.VPIdagger
  • Lambeth Field
  • Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)
L 3–66,000[8][9]
November 29North Carolina
T 0–014,231[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Virginia is downed by Furman". The Atlanta Journal. September 30, 1923. Retrieved December 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "University has hard fight with Richmond tribe". The Roanoke Times. October 7, 1923. Retrieved December 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Virginia defeats St. John's eleven". The Baltimore Sun. October 14, 1923. Retrieved December 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Five touchdowns flying squadron's score for game". The Virginian-Pilot. October 21, 1923. Retrieved December 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Virginia comes to life walloping Trinity with all the ease imaginable". The Charlotte Observer. October 28, 1923. Retrieved December 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Generals smash old old Virginia in fierce struggle, score 7–0". Greensboro Daily News. November 4, 1923. Retrieved December 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Georgia pierces Virginia defense". The Chattanooga Daily Times. November 11, 1923. Retrieved December 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "VPI Versus Virginia Official Program". VPI vs. Virginia Football Program. 1923. p. 1. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  9. ^ "Tech Wins Hard Battle". The Daily Progress. University of Virginia. November 19, 1923. p. 2. Retrieved November 23, 2016.
  10. ^ "University of North Carolina battles Virginia to scoreless tie". The News and Observer. November 30, 1923. Retrieved December 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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