1946 Virginia Cavaliers football team explained

Year:	1946
Team:	Virginia Cavaliers
Sport:	football
Conference:	Independent
Record:	4–4–1
Head Coach:	Art Guepe
Hc Year:	1st
Captain:	H. Lockwood Frizzell^[1]
Stadium:	Scott Stadium

The 1946 Virginia Cavaliers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Virginia as an independent during the 1946 college football season. In their first year under head coach Art Guepe, the Cavaliers compiled a 4–4–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 180 to 170.^[2]

Virginia was ranked at No. 74 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946.^[3]

They played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Schedule

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After the season

See main article: 1947 NFL draft. The 1947 NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Cavalier was selected.^[5]

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Tom Dudley

Washington Redskins

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2017 Cavalier Football Fact Book . Virginia Cavaliers Athletics . 119 . 2018-06-19 . 2017-12-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171228054224/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/va/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2017-18/misc_non_event/2017FootballFactBook82-134.pdf . dead .
2. Web site: 1946 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results. Sports Reference LLC. SR/College Football. May 20, 2022.
3. News: Rice Rated Fifth Best, Tennessee 12th by Lit. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous. The Knoxville News-Sentinel. December 15, 1946. B4. Newspapers.com.
4. Web site: 1946 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results . Sports Reference LLC . June 18, 2018.
5. Web site: 1947 NFL Draft Listing. Pro-Football-Reference.com. November 29, 2020.