1947 Virginia Cavaliers football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1947
| team = Virginia Cavaliers
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Independent
| record = 7–3
| head_coach = Art Guepe
| hc_year = 2nd
| stadium = Scott Stadium
}}
{{1947 Southern college football independents records}}
The 1947 Virginia Cavaliers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Virginia as an independent during the 1947 college football season. In its second season under head coach Art Guepe, the team compiled a 7–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 370 to 261.{{cite web|title=2018 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=February 19, 2019|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/virginia/2018-schedule.html}}
Virginia was ranked at No. 26 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.{{cite news|title=Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings|newspaper=Times|author=Dr. E. E. Litkenhous|date=December 18, 1947|page=47|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123152970/michigan-national-champion-in-final/|via=Newspapers.com}}
The team played its home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1947
| poll = AP
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 27
| w/l = w
| opponent = George Washington
| site_stadium = Scott Stadium
| site_cityst = Charlottesville, VA
| score = 33–13
| attend = 15,000
| source = {{cite news|title=Cavaliers Roll Up 33-13 Score Over George Washington|newspaper=The Staunton News-Leader|date=September 28, 1947|page=6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28373490/cavaliers_roll_up_3313_score_over/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 4
| w/l = w
| neutral = y
| opponent = VPI
| site_stadium = Victory Stadium
| site_cityst = Roanoke, VA
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 41–7
| overtime =
| attend = 22,000
| source = {{cite news|title=Va. Cavaliers Run Roughshod On VPI|newspaper=Daily Press (Newport News, VA)|author=Robert Moore|date=October 5, 1947|page=11A|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28612157/va_cavaliers_run_roughshod_on_vpi/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 11
| w/l = w
| homecoming = y
| opponent = Harvard
| site_stadium = Scott Stadium
| site_cityst = Charlottesville, VA
| score = 47–0
| attend = 24,000
| source = {{cite news|title=Talent-Loaded Virginia Eleven Thrashes Harvard, 47-0|newspaper=The Boston Globe|author=Vern Miller|date=October 12, 1947|pages=27, 30|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28207565/talentloaded_virginia_eleven_thrashes/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 18
| w/l = w
| rank = 16
| opponent = Washington and Lee
| site_stadium = Scott Stadium
| site_cityst = Charlottesville, VA
| score = 32–7
| attend = 12,000
| source = {{cite news|title=Virginia Trims W. And L., 32-7|newspaper=The Baltimore Sun|date=October 19, 1947|page=Sports 2|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28418856/virginia_trims_w_and_l_327/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 25
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 13
| opponent = VMI
| site_stadium = Alumni Field
| site_cityst = Lexington, VA
| score = 35–6
| attend = 12,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 1
| w/l = w
| rank = 12
| opponent = Richmond
| site_stadium = Scott Stadium
| site_cityst = Charlottesville, VA
| score = 34–0
| attend = 12,000
| source = {{cite news|title=Virginia Passes Subdue Stubborn Spider Eleven, 34-0|newspaper=The Staunton News-Leader|date=November 2, 1947|page=8|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28300434/virginia_passes_subdue_stubborn_spider/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 8
| w/l = l
| away = y
| rank = 10
| opponent = Penn
| opprank = 4
| site_stadium = Franklin Field
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| score = 7–19
| attend = 79,000
| source = {{cite news|title=Penn Beats Virginia, 19-7, on Deuber's Runs|newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer|author=Art Morrow|date=November 9, 1947|pages=1S, 2S|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28216181/penn_beats_virginia_197_on_deubers/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 15
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 15
| opponent = West Virginia
| site_stadium = Mountaineer Field
| site_cityst = Morgantown, WV
| score = 6–0
| attend = 18,000
| source = {{cite news|title=Virginia Scores In Final Quarter, Drops Mountaineers, 6-0|newspaper=The Staunton News Leader|date=November 16, 1947|page=7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28415153/virginia_scores_in_final_quarter_drops/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 22
| w/l = l
| rank = 16
| opponent = NC State
| site_stadium = Scott Stadium
| site_cityst = Charlottesville, VA
| score = 2–7
| attend = 20,000
| source = {{cite news|title=Fumble Sets Up Score As N.C. State Tops Virginia, 7-2: Defeat Ends Cavaliers' High Hopes|newspaper=The Staunton News-Leader|date=November 23, 1947|page=7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28402963/fumble_sets_up_score_as_nc_state_tops/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 29
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = North Carolina
| opprank = 10
| site_stadium = Kenan Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
| gamename = South's Oldest Rivalry
| score = 7–40
| attend = 40,000
| source = {{cite news|title=UNC Rolls Over Virginia Eleven, 40 to 7|newspaper=Asheville Citizen-Times|author=Billy Anderson|date=November 30, 1947|pages=D1, D4|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28507273/unc_rolls_over_virginia_eleven_40_to_7/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
}}
Rankings
{{see also|1947 college football rankings}}
{{Ranking movements
| poll1title = AP
| poll1firstweek = 1
| poll1lastweek = 10
| poll1_1=NR
| poll1_2=16
| poll1_3=13
| poll1_4=12
| poll1_5=10
| poll1_6=15т
| poll1_7=16
| poll1_8=NR
| poll1_9=NR
| poll1_10=NR
}}