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1939 Virginia Cavaliers football team

The 1939 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1939 college football season. The Cavaliers were led by third-year head coach Frank Murray and played their home games at Scott StadiuminCharlottesville, Virginia. They competed as independents, finishing with a record of 5–4.

Virginia was ranked at No. 77 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.^[2]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23	Hampden–Sydney	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	W 26–0	7,000	[3]
October 7	atNavy	Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 12–14	22,000	[4]
October 14	Maryland	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)	W 12–7	9,000	[5]
October 21	atVMI	Alumni Field Lexington, VA	L 13–16	9,000	[6]
October 28	vs. William & Mary	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA	W 26–6	7,500	[7]
November 4	Chicago	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	W 47–0	6,500	[8]
November 10	atWashington and Lee	Wilson Field Lexington, VA	W 7–0		[9]
November 18	VPI	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)	L 0–13	8,000	[10]
November 30	at No. 16North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)	L 0–19		[11]
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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