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1941 Virginia

8–⁠1, coached by Frank Murray.

Schedule and results

Virginia in 1941, game by game: won vs. Hampden Sydney 41–0; won vs. Lafayette 25–0; lost at Yale 19–21; won vs. Richmond 44–0; won at VMI 27–7; won vs. Virginia Tech 34–0; won vs. Washington and Lee 27–7; won vs. Lehigh 34–0; won at North Carolina 28–7+44−2Won 41–0 vs. Hampden Sydney+41Hampden SydneyWon 25–0 vs. Lafayette+25LafayetteLost 19–21 at Yale-2YaleWon 44–0 vs. Richmond+44RichmondWon 27–7 at VMI+20VMIWon 34–0 vs. Virginia Tech+34Virginia TechWon 27–7 vs. Washington and Lee+20Washington and …Won 34–0 vs. Lehigh+34LehighWon 28–7 at North Carolina+21North Carolina
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 20vsHampden SydneyW 41–⁠072%
Sep 27vsLafayetteW 25–⁠058%
Oct 4atYaleL 19–⁠2156%
Oct 11vsRichmondW 44–⁠071%
Oct 18atVMIW 27–⁠752%
Nov 1vsVirginia TechW 34–⁠059%
Nov 8vsWashington and LeeW 27–⁠781%
Nov 15vsLehighW 34–⁠095%
Nov 20atNorth CarolinaW 28–⁠756%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat North Carolina 28–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 19th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1941.

Heisman voteBill Dudley, fifth

Led the nationBill Dudley: points (134 pts), points per game (14.89)

Maxwell AwardBill Dudley, RB/S/KR

Consensus All-AmericanBill Dudley, RB/S/KR

Record
8–⁠1
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
279–⁠42
Coach
Frank Murray
Elo
1609 +151 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
7.9 No. 36 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Bill Dudley

Drafted in 1942

The 1942 draft
Rd 1Bill Dudley RBPittsburgh Steelers