1924 Virginia Cavaliers football team

The 1924 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1924 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Greasy Neale, the Cavaliers compiled an overall record of 5–4 with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the SoCon. The team played its games at Lambeth Field in Charlottesville, Virginia.

1924 Virginia Cavaliers football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	5–4 (3–2 SoCon)
Head coach	Greasy Neale (2nd season)
Home stadium	Lambeth Field
Seasons ← 1923 1925 →

1924 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Alabama $	5	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Florida	2	–	0	–	1			6	–	2	–	2
Georgia	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Tulane	4	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Washington and Lee	4	–	1	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
South Carolina	3	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Sewanee *	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Mississippi A&M	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Virginia	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Georgia Tech	3	–	2	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Vanderbilt *	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	1
VPI	2	–	2	–	3			4	–	2	–	3
VMI	2	–	3	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Kentucky	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
North Carolina	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Auburn	2	–	4	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
Maryland	1	–	2	–	1			3	–	3	–	3
NC State	1	–	4	–	1			2	–	4	–	2
LSU	0	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Ole Miss	0	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Clemson	0	–	3	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
Tennessee	0	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
$ – Conference champion * – co-member of SIAA

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	Hampden–Sydney*	Lambeth Field Charlottesville, VA	W 13–9		[1]
October 4	Harvard*	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 0–14		[2]
October 11	Randolph–Macon*	Lambeth Field Charlottesville, VA	W 26–6		[3]
October 18	at VMI	Alumni Field Lexington, VA	W 13–0		[4]
October 25	at Penn*	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 0–27	30,000	[5]
November 1	Washington and Lee	Lambeth Field Charlottesville, VA	L 7–20		[6]
November 8	Georgia	Lambeth Field Charlottesville, VA	L 0–7		[7]
November 15	VPI	Miles Field Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)	W 6–0		[8]
November 27	North Carolina	Lambeth Field Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)	W 7–0		[9]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

References

1. "Virginia gets a close call". The News and Observer. September 28, 1924. Retrieved December 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Virginia easy for Harvard". The Gazette Times. Pittsburgh. October 5, 1924. Retrieved December 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Virginia scored on by Yellow Jackets". Daily Press. October 12, 1924. Retrieved December 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Virginia Cavaliers get sweet revenge over V.M.I. by beating them by 13 to 0". Daily Press. October 19, 1924. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Quakers prove too much for Virginia". Daily Press. October 26, 1924. Retrieved October 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Generals are victors over Virginia, 20 to 7". The Commercial Appeal. November 2, 1924. Retrieved December 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Cavaliers fall before Bulldogs". The Birmingham News. November 9, 1924. Retrieved December 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Record crowd sees Cavaliers humbles Gobblers, 6 to 0". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 16, 1924. Retrieved December 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "North Carolina falls before Virginians by narrow margin of 7–0". Greensboro Daily News. November 28, 1924. Retrieved December 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.