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1925 Virginia Cavaliers football team

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1925 Virginia Cavaliers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record7–1–1 (4–1–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainCarter Diffey
Home stadiumLambeth Field
Seasons
← 1924
1926 →
1925 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Alabama + 7 0 0 10 0 0
No. 6 Tulane + 5 0 0 9 0 1
North Carolina 4 0 1 7 1 1
Washington and Lee 5 1 0 5 5 0
Virginia 4 1 1 7 1 1
Georgia Tech 4 1 1 6 2 1
Kentucky 4 2 0 6 3 0
Florida 3 2 0 8 2 0
Auburn 3 2 1 5 3 1
VPI 3 3 1 5 3 2
Vanderbilt 3 3 0 6 3 0
Tennessee 2 2 1 5 2 1
South Carolina 2 2 0 7 3 0
Georgia 2 4 0 4 5 0
Sewanee 1 4 0 4 4 1
Mississippi A&M 1 4 0 3 4 1
VMI 1 5 0 5 5 0
LSU 0 2 1 5 3 1
NC State 0 4 1 3 5 1
Ole Miss 0 4 0 5 5 0
Clemson 0 4 0 1 7 0
Maryland 0 4 0 2 5 1
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1925 Virginia Cavaliers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Virginia as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1925 season. In its third season under head coach Greasy Neale, Virginia compiled a 7–1–1 record (4–1–1 against conference opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 144 to 31.[1] The team played its home games at Lambeth Field in Charlottesville, Virginia.

The Georgia game at Sanford Field

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Hampden–Sydney*W 40–0[2]
October 3at GeorgiaW 7–6[3]
October 10Richmond*
  • Lambeth Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 19–0[4]
October 17VMI
  • Lambeth Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 18–10[5]
October 24Maryland
  • Lambeth Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 6–0[6]
November 7at Washington and Lee
L 0–12[7]
November 14VPIdagger
  • Lambeth Field
  • Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)
W 10–0[8]
November 17Randolph–Macon*
  • Lambeth Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 41–0[9]
November 26at North CarolinaT 3–3> 18,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

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  1. ^ "1925 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
  2. ^ "Virginia With East Beats Hampden-Sydney". Daily Press (Newport News, Virginia). September 27, 1925. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Cliff Wheatley (October 4, 1925). "Virginia Ekes Out 7-to-6 Victory Over Bulldogs". The Atlanta Constitution. pp. Sports 1, 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Cavaliers Are Victors Over Spiders by 19 to 0". Daily Press. October 11, 1925. p. 5.
  5. ^ "V.M.I. Downed By Virginia". Daily Press. October 18, 1925. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Virginia Blanks Maryland Eleven". The Baltimore Sun. October 25, 1925. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Virginia Defeated When Mike Palmer of W-L Runs Wild". Daily Press. November 8, 1925. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Virginia Hands Out Blanks To Gobblers". Daily press. November 15, 1925. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Cavaliers trim Yellow Jackets". The Roanoke Times. November 18, 1925. Retrieved December 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Tar Heels And Cavaliers Battle To 3-3 Tie In Great Game". The Asheville Citizen. November 27, 1925. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.