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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: A. Earle Greasy Neale
Conference: Southern-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1888  <-- 1925 <- 1926 -> 1927 --> 2024
1926 Season Highlights
 A. Earle Greasy Neale enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Virginia.
 
1926 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 25  vs. Hampden-Sydney  0   0   T       
 Sat., Oct. 2  vs. Georgia  7   27   L       
 Sat., Oct. 9  vs. Lynchburg  38   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 16  @ Virginia Military Institute  14   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 23  @ Virginia Tech  0   6   L       
 Sat., Oct. 30  @ South Carolina  6   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 6  vs. Washington & Lee  30   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 13  @ Maryland  6   6   T       
 Sat., Nov. 20  vs. Randolph-Macon  57   0   W       
 Tue., Nov. 23  vs. North Carolina  3   0   W       
 
1926 Season Totals
  Record6-2 -2
  Points Scored161
  Scoring Average16.1
  Points Allowed53
  Defense Average5.3
  Opponents Record25-20
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record4-1 -1
  Away Record2-1 -1
1926 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1926 Southern- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Alabama 9-0-124927Tied  7-7  Wallace W. Wade
Tennessee 8-115134   Robert R. Bob Neyland
Vanderbilt 8-124142   Dan McGugin
Louisiana State 6-312845   Mike Donahue
South Carolina 6-415962   Branch Bocock
Virginia 6-2-216153   A. Earle Greasy Neale
Auburn 5-412285   David B. Morey
Georgia 5-4135115   George C. Kid Woodruff
Maryland 5-4-116193   H.C. Curley Byrd
Mississippi 5-4113110   Homer Hazel
Mississippi State 5-413498   Bernard W. Bernie Bierman
Virginia Tech 5-3-113480   Andy Gustafson
Georgia Tech 4-58787   William A. Bill Alexander
North Carolina 4-55974   Charles C. Chuck Collins
North Carolina State 4-666102   G.K. Gus Tebell
Tulane 3-5-17160   Clark D. Shaughnessy
Clemson 2-720169   Bud Saunders
Florida 2-6-294136   H.L. Sebring
Kentucky 2-6-18491   Fred J. Murphy

1926 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1926 All Southern Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.