1936 Virginia Cavaliers football team

The 1936 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1936 college football season. The Cavaliers were led by third-year head coach Gus Tebell and played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia. They competed as members of the Southern Conference, finishing with a conference record of 1–5 and a 2–7 record overall. Shortly after the season ended, Virginia decided to leave the Southern Conference in response to the conference's "Graham Plan" that prohibited sports scholarships.[2] In February 1937, head coach Gus Tebell was replaced by former Marquette head coach Frank Murray.[3] Tebell failed to produce a winning season in his three years at Virginia and had an overall record of 6–18–4. He remained at the school to coach the basketball and baseball teams.

1936 Virginia Cavaliers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1936 record2–7 (1–5 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainLeonard Trell, Harry Martin[1]
Home stadiumScott Stadium
(Capacity: 22,000)
1936 Southern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 11 Duke $ 7 –0 –0  9 –1 –0
North Carolina 6 –1 –0  8 –2 –0
Furman 4 –1 –0  7 –2 –0
VMI 4 –2 –0  6 –4 –0
Maryland 3 –2 –0  5 –5 –0
Clemson 3 –3 –0  5 –5 –0
Davidson 4 –3 –0  5 –4 –0
Washington and Lee 2 –2 –0  4 –5 –0
Wake Forest 2 –2 –0  5 –4 –0
NC State 2 –4 –0  3 –7 –0
VPI 4 –5 –0  5 –5 –0
South Carolina 2 –5 –0  5 –7 –0
Richmond 1 –3 –0  4 –4 –2
Virginia 1 –5 –0  2 –7 –0
The Citadel 0 –4 –0  4 –6 –0
William & Mary 0 –5 –0  1 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResult
September 26Hampden–Sydney*
W 26–10
October 3vs. William & Mary
W 7–0
October 10at Navy*
L 14–35
October 17Maryland
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)
L 0–21
October 24Washington and Lee
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 0–13
October 31at VMI
L 6–12
November 7at Harvard*
L 0–65
November 14at VPI
L 6–7
November 26North Carolina
L 14–59
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Source:[4]

References
  1. "2017 Cavalier Football Fact Book" (PDF). Virginia Cavaliers Athletics. p. 119.
  2. "Univ. of Virginia Quits Southern Conference". Boston Globe. December 12, 1936. p. 10.
  3. "Marquette Coach Quits; Goes to Virginia: Frank Murray To Take Over Tebell's Post". Chicago Daily Tribune. February 14, 1937. p. B1.
  4. "1936 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
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