1939 Virginia Cavaliers football team

The 1939 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1939 college football season. The Cavaliers were led by third-year head coach Frank Murray and played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia. They competed as independents, finishing with a record of 5–4.

1939 Virginia Cavaliers football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–4
Head coach	Frank Murray (3rd season)
Captains	James Gillette Jr. Harry McClaugherty[1]
Home stadium	Scott Stadium
Seasons ← 1938 1940 →

1939 Southern college football independents records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Georgetown			–					7	–	0	–	1
Catholic University			–					8	–	1	–	1
Hardin–Simmons			–					7	–	1	–	1
George Washington			–					5	–	3	–	0
Virginia			–					5	–	4	–	0
Georgia Teachers			–					5	–	5	–	0
Oklahoma City			–					4	–	4	–	2
Roanoke			–					4	–	4	–	0
Delaware State			–					2	–	2	–	0
William & Mary Norfolk			–					4	–	5	–	0
Navy			–					3	–	5	–	1
West Virginia			–					2	–	6	–	1
Western Maryland			–					1	–	6	–	0
Delaware			–					1	–	7	–	0
East Carolina			–					0	–	8	–	0

Virginia was ranked at No. 77 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23	Hampden–Sydney	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	W 26–0	7,000	[3]
October 7	at Navy	Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 12–14	22,000	[4]
October 14	Maryland	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)	W 12–7	9,000	[5]
October 21	at VMI	Alumni Field Lexington, VA	L 13–16	9,000	[6]
October 28	vs. William & Mary	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA	W 26–6	7,500	[7]
November 4	Chicago	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	W 47–0	6,500	[8]
November 10	at Washington and Lee	Wilson Field Lexington, VA	W 7–0		[9]
November 18	VPI	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)	L 0–13	8,000	[10]
November 30	at No. 16 North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)	L 0–19		[11]
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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