The Virginia Cavaliers football team represents the University of Virginia ...
The Virginia Cavaliers football team represents the University of Virginia in the sport of American football. Established in 1887, Virginia plays its ...
The Virginia Cavaliers football team represents the University of Virginia in the sport of American football. Established in 1887, Virginia plays its home games at Scott Stadium, capacity 61,500, featured directly on its campus near the Academical Village. UVA played an outsized role in the shaping of the modern game's ethics and eligibility rules, as well as its safety rules after a Georgia Bulldogs fullback died during a 17–4 Virginia victory in 1897.
Quickly asserting itself as the South's first great program with 28 straight winning seasons after its first in 1887, Virginia football won 12 Southern championships in 20 seasons and became the first Southern program to defeat Yale, 10–0, at the Yale Bowl in 1915. During this period, Virginia established enduring rivalries, including the South’s Oldest Rivalry with North Carolina and a heated rivalry with Virginia Tech. The team has also faced William & Mary regularly, annually or biennially, since 1908.
Virginia lost its mantle as the region's mark of success between World War I and World War II, but soon thereafter Art Guepe had Virginia winning big again.
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