1930 Virginia Cavaliers football team

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1930 Virginia Cavaliers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record4–6 (2–5 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumLambeth Field
Seasons
← 1929
1931 →
1930 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Alabama + 8 0 0 10 0 0
No. 11 Tulane + 5 0 0 8 1 0
No. 10 Tennessee 6 1 0 9 1 0
Duke 4 1 1 8 1 2
Vanderbilt 5 2 0 8 2 0
Maryland 4 2 0 7 5 0
Florida 4 2 1 6 3 1
North Carolina 4 2 2 5 3 2
Clemson 3 2 0 8 2 0
Georgia 3 2 1 7 2 1
Kentucky 4 3 0 5 3 0
South Carolina 4 3 0 6 4 0
VPI 2 3 1 5 3 1
Mississippi A&M 2 3 0 2 7 0
Georgia Tech 2 4 1 2 6 1
LSU 2 4 0 6 4 0
Virginia 2 5 0 4 6 0
Sewanee 1 4 0 3 6 1
NC State 1 5 0 2 8 0
Ole Miss 1 5 0 3 5 1
Auburn 1 6 0 3 7 0
Washington and Lee 0 4 1 3 6 1
VMI 0 5 0 3 6 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1930 Virginia Cavaliers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Virginia as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1930 college football season. In their second season under head coach Earl Abell, Virginia compiled an 4–6 record.[1]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20 Roanoke* W 37–0 [2]
September 27 Randolph–Macon*
  • Lambeth Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 48–0 [3]
October 4 at Duke L 0–32 [4]
October 11 at Penn* L 6–40 [5]
October 18 at VMI
W 13–0 [6]
October 25 at Kentucky L 0–47 [7]
November 1 Maryland
  • Lambeth Field
  • Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)
L 6–14 [8]
November 8 at VPI L 13–34 [9]
November 15 Washington and Leedagger
  • Lambeth Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 21–7 [10]
November 27 North Carolina
  • Lambeth Field
  • Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)
L 0–41 10,000 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1930 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
  2. ^ "Virginia Cavaliers show strength in downing Roanoke College, 37 to 0". The Bristol Herald Courier. September 21, 1930. Retrieved May 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "University of Virginia hands defeat to Randolph–Macon, 48 to 0". Richmond Times Dispatch. September 28, 1930. Retrieved May 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Duke springs upset to defeat Virginia by 32 to 0 score". The Charlotte News. October 5, 1930. Retrieved May 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Penn steam rollers little Virginia, 40–6". The Morning Call. October 12, 1930. Retrieved May 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Bill Thomas stars as Virginia wins from V.M.I., 13–0". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 19, 1930. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Wildcats bowl over Cavaliers with ease, 47–0". The Atlanta Constitution. October 26, 1930. Retrieved May 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Maryland rallies after first half to down Virginians". Daily Press. November 2, 1930. Retrieved May 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Virginia Poly beats Cavaliers without effort". The Birmingham News. November 9, 1930. Retrieved May 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Virginia licks W. and L., 21–7". The Charlotte News. November 16, 1930. Retrieved February 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "North Carolina rides over Virginia, 40 to 0, setting record for past 38 years". The Greenville News. November 28, 1930. Retrieved May 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.