1927 Virginia Cavaliers football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
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{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1927
| team = Virginia Cavaliers
| sport = football
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| conference = Southern Conference
| short_conf = SoCon
| record = 5–4
| conf_record = 4–4
| head_coach = Greasy Neale
| hc_year = 5th
| captain =
| stadium = Lambeth Field
}}
{{1927 Southern Conference football standings}}
The 1927 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1927 college football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Greasy Neale, the Cavaliers compiled an overall record of 5–4 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, tying for eighth place in the SoCon. The team played its games at Lambeth Field in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Schedule
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| September 24 | | {{cfb link|year=1927|team=Hampden–Sydney Tigers|title=Hampden–Sydney}}
| October 1 | at | Georgia | Sanford Field | Athens, GA | L 0–32 | | {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-miami-herald-georgia-defeats-virgini/136527042/|work=The Miami Herald|title=Georgia defeats Virginia 32 to 0|date=October 2, 1927|accessdate=December 9, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
| October 8 | | South Carolina | Lambeth Field | Charlottesville, VA | L 12–13 | | {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93532939/gamecocks-defeat-cavaliers-1312/|work=Daily Press|title=Gamecocks defeat Cavaliers 13–12|date=October 9, 1927|accessdate=December 9, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
| October 15 | | VMI
| October 22 | | VPI | Lambuth Field | Charlottesville, VA (rivalry) | W 7–0 | | {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-constitution-vpi-loses-to/136528700/|work=The Atlanta Constitution|title=V.P.I. loses to Virginia eleven, 7–0|date=October 23, 1927|accessdate=December 9, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
| October 29 | at | Tennessee | Shields–Watkins Field | Knoxville, TN | L 0–42 | | {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/82952652/virginia-defeated-by-tennessee-420/|work=Richmond Times Dispatch|title=Virginia defeated by Tennessee, 42–0|date=October 30, 1927|accessdate=August 6, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
| November 5 | at | Washington and Lee | Wilson Field | Lexington, VA | W 13–7 | | {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-roanoke-times-virginia-wins-state-ch/136528757/|work=The Roanoke Times|title=Virginia wins state championship|date=November 6, 1927|accessdate=December 9, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
| November 12 | | Maryland | Lambuth Field | Charlottesville, VA (rivalry) | W 21–0 | | {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-commercial-appeal-varied-virginia-pl/136528816/|work=The Commercial Appeal|title=Varied Virginia play beats Maryland, 21–0|date=November 13, 1927|accessdate=December 9, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
| {{tooltip|November 24|Thursday}} | at | North Carolina | Kenan Memorial Stadium | Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry) | L 13–14 | 27,000–28,000 | {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-state-tar-heels-trim-cavalier-locks/136528914/|work=The State|title=Tar Heels trim Cavalier locks|date=November 25, 1927|accessdate=December 9, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
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{{cite web |title=1927 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/virginia/1927-schedule.html |website=College Football at Sports-Reference.com |language=en}}{{cite web |title=1927 Football Schedule |url=https://virginiasports.com/sports/football/schedule/1927 |website=University of Virginia Athletics |access-date=May 24, 2020 |language=en}}