1952 Virginia Cavaliers football team

The 1952 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1952 college football season. The Cavaliers were led by seventh-year head coach Art Guepe and played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia. They finished with 8 wins for the third consecutive year, but were not invited to a bowl game. After the season, Guepe left Virginia to accept the head coaching position at Vanderbilt.[2] He had a record of 47–17–2 at Virginia, and his winning percentage of .727 remains the highest among Virginia head coaches that coached more than one year.[3]

1952 Virginia Cavaliers football
ConferenceIndependent
1952 record8–2
Head coachArt Guepe (7th season)
CaptainWilliam Chisholm[1]
Home stadiumScott Stadium
(Capacity: 24,500)
1952 Southern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Maryland State      9 1 0
Mississippi Southern      10 2 0
Virginia      8 2 0
No. 17 Navy      6 2 1
Tampa      8 3 1
Chattanooga      7 3 0
Delaware      4 4 0
Western Maryland      4 4 0
Louisville      3 5 0
Miami (FL)      4 7 0
Florida State      1 8 1
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 27VanderbiltW 27–0
October 4vs. VPINo. 16W 42–0
October 11George WashingtonNo. 15
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 50–0
October 18vs. VMINo. 11W 33–14
October 25No. 6 DukeNo. 9
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 7–21
November 1vs. South CarolinaNo. 16
L 14–21
November 8at North CarolinaW 34–7
November 15Richmond
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 49–0
November 22Washington and Lee
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 21–14
November 29at William & MaryNo. 20W 20–13
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. "2017 Cavalier Football Fact Book" (PDF). Virginia Cavaliers Athletics. p. 120.
  2. "Guepe Quits Virginia; Takes Vanderbilt Job". The Baltimore Sun. February 7, 1953. p. 10.
  3. "Virginia Cavaliers Coaches". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  4. "1952 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
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