1954 Virginia Cavaliers football team

1954 Virginia Cavaliers football
1954 Virginia Cavaliers football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	3–6 (0–2 ACC)
Head coach	Ned McDonald (2nd season);
Captain	Henry Strempek
Home stadium	Scott Stadium
	Seasons ← 1953 1955 →

The 1954 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1954 college football season. The Cavaliers were led by second-year head coach Ned McDonald and played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia. This was their first year competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference, which was in its second year of existence. Virginia failed to pick up its first ACC win, finishing 0–2 against conference opponents.

1954 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 14 Duke $	4	–	0	–	0	8	–	2	–	1
No. 8 Maryland	4	–	0	–	1	7	–	2	–	1
North Carolina	4	–	2	–	0	4	–	5	–	1
South Carolina	3	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Clemson	1	–	2	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Wake Forest	1	–	4	–	1	2	–	7	–	1
Virginia	0	–	2	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
NC State	0	–	4	–	0	2	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	Lehigh*	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	W 27–21	12,000	^[3]
October 2	George Washington*	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	W 14–13	14,000	^[4]
October 9	at No. 12 Penn State*	New Beaver Field University Park, PA	L 7–34	21,820	^[5]
October 16	VMI*	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	W 21–0	17,000	^[6]
October 23	vs. No. 14 VPI*	Victory Stadium Roanoke, VA (rivalry)	L 0–6	17,000	^[7]
October 30	at No. 5 Army*	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 20–21	20,500	^[8]
November 13	at South Carolina	Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC	L 0–27	19,000	^[9]
November 20	North Carolina	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (South's Oldest Rivalry)	L 14–26	15,000	^[10]
November 27	No. 12 West Virginia*	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	L 10–14	10,000	^[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game