1941 Virginia Cavaliers football team

The 1941 Virginia Cavaliers football team was an American football team represented the University of Virginia as an independent during the 1941 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach Frank Murray, the Cavaliers compiled an 8–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 279 to 42.^[1]

1941 Virginia Cavaliers football
Conference	Independent
Record	8–1
Head coach	Frank Murray (5th season)
Captain	Bill Dudley
Home stadium	Scott Stadium (capacity: 22,000)
Seasons ← 1940 1942 →

1941 Southern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
East Carolina			–					7	–	0	–	0
Delaware			–					7	–	0	–	1
Virginia			–					8	–	1	–	0
Marshall			–					7	–	1	–	0
No. 10 Navy			–					7	–	1	–	1
Georgetown			–					5	–	4	–	0
Western Maryland			–					3	–	4	–	1
West Virginia			–					4	–	6	–	0
Sewanee			–					2	–	5	–	0
Delaware State			–					1	–	4	–	0
Georgia Teachers			–					2	–	8	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Halfback Bill Dudley was the team captain.^[2] Dudley became the school's second ever consensus first-team All-American, being selected by five of nine selectors, including the Associated Press. Dudley led the country in touchdowns, points scored, rushing average, and touchdowns responsible for.^[3] He became the school's first and only recipient of the Maxwell Award, distinguishing him as the best player in college football in 1941.^[4] He finished fifth in voting for the Heisman Trophy.^[5]

Virginia was ranked at No. 35 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.^[6]

The team played its home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	Hampden–Sydney	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	W 41–0	6,000	^[7]
September 27	Lafayette	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	W 25–0	9,000	^[8]
October 4	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 19–21	25,000	^[9]
October 11	Richmond	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	W 44–0	10,000	^[10]
October 18	at VMI	Alumni Field Lexington, VA	W 27–7	14,000	^[11]
November 1	vs. VPI	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA (rivalry)	W 34–0	15,000	^[12]
November 8	Washington and Lee	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	W 27–7		^[13]
November 15	Lehigh	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	W 34–0	10,000	^[14]
November 20	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (South's Oldest Rivalry)	W 28–7	22,000	^[15]
Homecoming

^[1]

References

1. "1941 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
2. (PDF). Virginia Cavaliers Athletics. p. 119. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 28, 2017. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
3. "Dudley's College Football HOF profile". College Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved July 12, 2008.
4. . Bill Dudley official site. Archived from the original on June 15, 2008. Retrieved July 11, 2008.
5. "1941 Heisman Trophy Voting". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
6. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 26, 1941). "Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published". The Courier-Journal. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Barton Pattie (September 21, 1941). "Cavaliers Launch Season With Win Over Outclassed H-S Squad As 6,000 Watch". The Staunton News-Leader. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Barton Pattie (September 28, 1941). "Bill Dudley In Limelight As Cavaliers Romp Over Lafayette Leopards 25-0". The Staunton News-Leader. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Yale Rally Nips Virginia, 21-19 as Sophs Star". New York Daily News. October 5, 1941. p. 91 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Cavaliers Rout Richmond: Bull Dudley Sparks Virginia To 44-0 Win". Daily Press (Newport News, Virginia). October 12, 1941. p. 3C – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Virginia Routs VMI, 27-7: Bill Dudley Passes Cavaliers To Win". Daily Press. October 19, 1941. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
12. George Wright (November 2, 1941). "Dudley Puts On One-Man Show As Virginia Rolls Over Tech, 34-0: 'Bullet Bill' Accounts for All Scoring". Daily Press (Newport News, Virginia). p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Cavaliers Best W-L, 27 to 7: W-L Yields All Points In First Half". Daily Press (Newport News, Virginia). November 9, 1941. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.}
14. Barton Pattie (November 16, 1941). "Dudley Leads Cavaliers To Easy Victory Over Lehigh". The Staunton News-Leader. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
15. Frank B. Gilbreth (November 21, 1941). "Dudley Runs Wild As Virginia Wallops Carolina, 28-7". The Asheville Citizen. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.