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Virginia Football Team History


Virginia Cavaliers
University of Virginia
 Charlottesville, VA
Founded: 1819
Stadium: Scott Stadium
Capacity: 62,500
Colors: Navy Blue & Orange
Coach: Earl C. Abell
Conference: Southern-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1888  <-- 1928 <- 1929 -> 1930 --> 2024
1929 Season Highlights
 Earl C. Abell enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Virginia.
 
1929 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 28  vs. Randolph-Macon  27   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 5  @ South Carolina  6   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. Swarthmore  12   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. Virginia Military Institute  7   20   L       
 Sat., Oct. 26  vs. St. Johns (Maryland)  32   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 2  @ Maryland  13   13   T       
 Sat., Nov. 9  vs. Virginia Tech  12   32   L       
 Sat., Nov. 16  @ Washington & Lee  13   13   T       
 Thu., Nov. 28  @ North Carolina  7   41   L       
 
1929 Season Totals
  Record4-3 -2
  Points Scored129
  Scoring Average14.3
  Points Allowed139
  Defense Average15.4
  Opponents Record24-14
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record3-2
  Away Record1-1 -2
1929 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1929 Southern- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
North Carolina 9-134660   Charles C. Chuck Collins
Tennessee 9-0-133013   Robert R. Bob Neyland
Tulane 9-027945   Bernard W. Bernie Bierman
Clemson 8-3236110   Josh C. Cody
Florida 8-218773   Charles W. Bachman
Vanderbilt 7-218756   Dan McGugin
Alabama 6-319658   Wallace W. Wade
Georgia 6-415597   Harry J. Mehre
Kentucky 6-1-123754   Harry G. Gamage
Louisiana State 6-3246118   Russell T. Russ Cohen
South Carolina 6-5163174   W.L. Billy Laval
Virginia Tech 5-4170128   Andy Gustafson
Duke 4-6153260   James Jimmy DeHart
Maryland 4-4-2148135   H.C. Curley Byrd
Virginia 4-3-2129139   Earl C. Abell
Georgia Tech 3-6105138   William A. Bill Alexander
Auburn 2-728208   George Bohler
Mississippi 1-6-273222   Homer Hazel
Mississippi State 1-5-251139   John W. Hancock
North Carolina State 1-844207   G.K. Gus Tebell

1929 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1929 All Southern Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

Chief Osceola, the Florida State mascot who rides out and plants a flaming spear at midfield before each home game, has been approved by Florida's Seminole Indian Tribe.