1954 Virginia Cavaliers football team
The 1954 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1954 college football season. The Cavaliers were led by second-year head coach Ned McDonald and played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia. This was their first year competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference, which was in its second year of existence. Virginia failed to pick up its first ACC win, finishing 0–2 against conference opponents.
| 1954 Virginia Cavaliers football | |
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| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| 1954 record | 3–6 (0–2 ACC) |
| Head coach | Ned McDonald (2nd season) |
| Captain | Henry Strempek[1] |
| Home stadium | Scott Stadium (Capacity: 24,500) |
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Duke $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Maryland | 4 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
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| September 25 | Lehigh* | W 27–21 | |
| October 2 | George Washington* |
| W 14–13 |
| October 9 | at No. 12 Penn State* | L 7–34 | |
| October 16 | VMI* |
| W 21–0 |
| October 23 | vs. No. 14 VPI* | L 0–6 | |
| October 30 | at No. 5 Army* | L 20–21 | |
| November 13 | at South Carolina |
| L 0–27 |
| November 20 | North Carolina |
| L 14–26 |
| November 27 | No. 12 West Virginia* |
| L 10–14 |
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References
- "2017 Cavalier Football Fact Book" (PDF). Virginia Cavaliers Athletics. p. 120.
- "1954 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
- "1954 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
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