1930 Virginia Cavaliers football team

The 1930 Virginia Cavaliers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Virginia as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1930 college football season. In their second season under head coach Earl Abell, Virginia compiled an 4–6 record.^[1]

1930 Virginia Cavaliers football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	4–6 (2–5 SoCon)
Head coach	Earl Abell (2nd season)
Home stadium	Lambeth Field
Seasons ← 1929 1931 →

1930 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Alabama +	8	–	0	–	0			10	–	0	–	0
No. 11 Tulane +	5	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
No. 10 Tennessee	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
Duke	4	–	1	–	1			8	–	1	–	2
Vanderbilt	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Maryland	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Florida	4	–	2	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
North Carolina	4	–	2	–	2			5	–	3	–	2
Clemson	3	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Georgia	3	–	2	–	1			7	–	2	–	1
Kentucky	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
South Carolina	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
VPI	2	–	3	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Mississippi A&M	2	–	3	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Georgia Tech	2	–	4	–	1			2	–	6	–	1
LSU	2	–	4	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Virginia	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Sewanee	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	1
NC State	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Ole Miss	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	5	–	1
Auburn	1	–	6	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Washington and Lee	0	–	4	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
VMI	0	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from Dickinson System

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	Roanoke*	Lambeth Field Charlottesville, VA	W 37–0		^[2]
September 27	Randolph–Macon*	Lambeth Field Charlottesville, VA	W 48–0		^[3]
October 4	at Duke	Duke Stadium Durham, NC	L 0–32		^[4]
October 11	at Penn*	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 6–40		^[5]
October 18	at VMI	Alumni Field Lexington, VA	W 13–0		^[6]
October 25	at Kentucky	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	L 0–47		^[7]
November 1	Maryland	Lambeth Field Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)	L 6–14		^[8]
November 8	at VPI	Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)	L 13–34		^[9]
November 15	Washington and Lee	Lambeth Field Charlottesville, VA	W 21–7		^[10]
November 27	North Carolina	Lambeth Field Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)	L 0–41	10,000	^[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

References

1. "1930 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
2. "Virginia Cavaliers show strength in downing Roanoke College, 37 to 0". The Bristol Herald Courier. September 21, 1930. Retrieved May 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "University of Virginia hands defeat to Randolph–Macon, 48 to 0". Richmond Times Dispatch. September 28, 1930. Retrieved May 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Duke springs upset to defeat Virginia by 32 to 0 score". The Charlotte News. October 5, 1930. Retrieved May 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Penn steam rollers little Virginia, 40–6". The Morning Call. October 12, 1930. Retrieved May 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Bill Thomas stars as Virginia wins from V.M.I., 13–0". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 19, 1930. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Wildcats bowl over Cavaliers with ease, 47–0". The Atlanta Constitution. October 26, 1930. Retrieved May 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Maryland rallies after first half to down Virginians". Daily Press. November 2, 1930. Retrieved May 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Virginia Poly beats Cavaliers without effort". The Birmingham News. November 9, 1930. Retrieved May 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Virginia licks W. and L., 21–7". The Charlotte News. November 16, 1930. Retrieved February 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "North Carolina rides over Virginia, 40 to 0, setting record for past 38 years". The Greenville News. November 28, 1930. Retrieved May 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.