1933 Virginia

2–⁠6–⁠2 (1–⁠3–⁠1 Southern Conference), coached by Fred Dawson.

Schedule and results

Virginia in 1933, game by game: tied vs. Hampden Sydney 7–7; won vs. Randolph Macon 39–0; lost at Ohio State 0–75; lost at Columbia 6–15; lost at Navy 7–13; lost vs. VMI 12–13; won vs. Maryland 6–0; lost at Washington and Lee 0–6; tied vs. Virginia Tech 6–6; lost at North Carolina 0–14+39−75Tied 7–7 vs. Hampden Sydney0Hampden SydneyWon 39–0 vs. Randolph Macon+39Randolph MaconLost 0–75 at Ohio State-75Ohio StateLost 6–15 at Columbia-9ColumbiaLost 7–13 at Navy-6NavyLost 12–13 vs. VMI-1VMIWon 6–0 vs. Maryland+6MarylandLost 0–6 at Washington and Lee-6Washington and …Tied 6–6 vs. Virginia Tech0Virginia TechLost 0–14 at North Carolina-14North Carolina
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to North Carolina 14–⁠0; 8th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 113th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Record
2–⁠6–⁠2
Conference
1–⁠3–⁠1 8th in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
83–⁠149
Coach
Fred Dawson
Elo
1362 −60 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−8.9 No. 97 of 126 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Raye Burger

All-Southern Conference

2 first team, 1 second team

First team

  • Ray BurgerOTAP-1
  • Eugene WagnerCAP-1

Second team

  • Johnny DialOGAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1933 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1933 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Duke4–⁠09–⁠1
South Carolina3–⁠06–⁠3–⁠1
North Carolina2–⁠14–⁠5
VMI2–⁠1–⁠12–⁠7–⁠1
Virginia Tech1–⁠1–⁠34–⁠3–⁠3
Washington and Lee1–⁠1–⁠14–⁠4–⁠2
Clemson1–⁠13–⁠6–⁠2
Virginia1–⁠3–⁠12–⁠6–⁠2
Maryland1–⁠43–⁠7
NC State0–⁠41–⁠5–⁠3

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.