1940 Virginia Cavaliers football team

The 1940 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1940 college football season. The Cavaliers were led by fourth-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 4–5.

1940 Virginia Cavaliers football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–5
Head coach	Frank Murray (4th season)
Captain	Lee McLaughlin[1]
Home stadium	Scott Stadium
Seasons ← 1939 1941 →

1940 Southern college football independents records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 17 Hardin–Simmons			–					9	–	0	–	0
No. 13 Georgetown			–					8	–	2	–	0
Navy			–					6	–	2	–	1
Delaware			–					5	–	3	–	0
East Carolina			–					5	–	3	–	0
Western Maryland			–					5	–	3	–	0
George Washington			–					5	–	3	–	1
Catholic University			–					4	–	3	–	1
West Virginia			–					4	–	4	–	1
Virginia			–					4	–	5	–	0
Georgia Teachers			–					3	–	5	–	0
Roanoke			–					2	–	6	–	0
Oklahoma City			–					1	–	7	–	3
William & Mary Norfolk			–					0	–	6	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Virginia was ranked at No. 97 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	Lehigh	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	W 32–0	10,000	[3]
October 5	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 19–14	25,000	[4]
October 12	at Maryland	Old Byrd Stadium College Park, MD (rivalry)	W 19–6		[5]
October 19	VMI	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	L 0–7	18,000	[6]
October 26	at William & Mary	Cary Field Williamsburg, VA	L 6–13	11,000	[7]
November 2	vs. VPI	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA (rivalry)	L 0–6	9,000	[8][9]
November 9	Washington and Lee	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	W 20–6		[10]
November 16	at No. 5 Tennessee	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN	L 14–41	7,000	[11]
November 23	North Carolina	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)	L 7–10	12,000	[12]
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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