1927 Virginia Cavaliers football team

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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.

ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–4 (4–4 SoCon)
Headcoach
HomestadiumLambeth Field
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1927 Virginia Cavaliers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–4 (4–4 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumLambeth Field
Seasons
← 1926
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1927 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Georgia Tech +7–0–18–1–1
Tennessee +5–0–18–0–1
NC State +4–0–09–1–0
Vanderbilt5–0–28–1–2
No. 8 Georgia6–1–09–1–0
Florida5–2–07–3–0
Ole Miss3–2–05–3–1
Virginia4–4–05–4–0
Clemson2–2–05–3–1
Alabama3–4–15–4–1
LSU2–3–14–4–1
Mississippi A&M2–3–05–3–0
Washington and Lee2–3–04–4–1
VPI2–3–05–4–0
Maryland3–5–04–7–0
South Carolina2–4–04–5–0
VMI2–4–06–4–0
Tulane2–5–12–5–1
North Carolina2–5–04–6–0
Sewanee1–4–02–6–0
Kentucky1–5–03–6–1
Auburn0–6–10–7–2
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from Dickinson System
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24 Hampden–Sydney*
W 38–6 [1]
October 1 at Georgia
L 0–32 [2]
October 8 South Carolina
  • Lambeth Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 12–13 [3]
October 15 VMIdagger
  • Lambeth Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 13–8 [4]
October 22 VPI
  • Lambuth Field
  • Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)
W 7–0 [5]
October 29 at Tennessee
L 0–42 [6]
November 5 at Washington and Lee
W 13–7 [7]
November 12 Maryland
  • Lambuth Field
  • Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)
W 21–0 [8]
November 24 at North Carolina
L 13–14 27,000–28,000 [9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
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