1924 Virginia Cavaliers football team

The 1924 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1924 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Greasy Neale, the Cavaliers compiled an overall record of 5–4 with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the SoCon. The team played its games at Lambeth Field in Charlottesville, Virginia.

1924 Virginia Cavaliers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–4 (3–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumLambeth Field
Seasons
← 1923
1925 →
1924 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Alabama $ 5 0 0 8 1 0
Florida 2 0 1 6 2 2
Georgia 5 1 0 7 3 0
Tulane 4 1 0 8 1 0
Washington and Lee 4 1 1 6 3 1
South Carolina 3 2 0 7 3 0
Sewanee * 3 2 0 6 4 0
Mississippi A&M 3 2 0 5 4 0
Virginia 3 2 0 5 4 0
Georgia Tech 3 2 1 5 3 1
Vanderbilt * 3 3 0 6 3 1
VPI 2 2 3 4 2 3
VMI 2 3 1 6 3 1
Kentucky 2 3 0 4 5 0
North Carolina 2 3 0 4 5 0
Auburn 2 4 1 4 4 1
Maryland 1 2 1 3 3 3
NC State 1 4 1 2 4 2
LSU 0 3 0 5 4 0
Ole Miss 0 3 0 4 5 0
Clemson 0 3 0 2 6 0
Tennessee 0 4 0 3 5 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – co-member of SIAA

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Hampden–Sydney*W 13–9[1]
October 4Harvard*L 0–14[2]
October 11Randolph–Macon*
  • Lambeth Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 26–6[3]
October 18at VMI
W 13–0[4]
October 25at Penn*L 0–2730,000[5]
November 1Washington and Lee
  • Lambeth Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 7–20[6]
November 8Georgia 
  • Lambeth Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 0–7[7]
November 15VPIW 6–0[8]
November 27North Carolina
  • Lambeth Field
  • Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)
W 7–0[9]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming

References edit

  1. ^ "Virginia gets a close call". The News and Observer. September 28, 1924. Retrieved December 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Virginia easy for Harvard". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. October 5, 1924. Retrieved December 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Virginia scored on by Yellow Jackets". Daily Press. October 12, 1924. Retrieved December 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Virginia Cavaliers get sweet revenge over V.M.I. by beating them by 13 to 0". Daily Press. October 19, 1924. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Quakers prove too much for Virginia". Daily Press. October 26, 1924. Retrieved October 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Generals are victors over Virginia, 20 to 7". The Commercial Appeal. November 2, 1924. Retrieved December 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Cavaliers fall before Bulldogs". The Birmingham News. November 9, 1924. Retrieved December 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Record crowd sees Cavaliers humbles Gobblers, 6 to 0". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 16, 1924. Retrieved December 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "North Carolina falls before Virginians by narrow margin of 7–0". Greensboro Daily News. November 28, 1924. Retrieved December 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.