The 1951 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the
University of Virginia during the
1951 college football season. The Cavaliers were led by sixth-year head coach
Art Guepe and played their home games at
Scott Stadium in
Charlottesville, Virginia. They finished with 8 wins for the second consecutive year, and were invited to play in the
Orange Bowl, but University President
Colgate Darden declined the invitation.[2] Virginia was ranked 13th in the final
AP Poll of the season, the first ranked finish in school history.[3] It is to date the school's highest finish in a final poll.[3]
The 1951 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the
University of Virginia during the
1951 college football season. The Cavaliers were led by sixth-year head coach
Art Guepe and played their home games at
Scott Stadium in
Charlottesville, Virginia. They finished with 8 wins for the second consecutive year, and were invited to play in the
Orange Bowl, but University President
Colgate Darden declined the invitation.[2] Virginia was ranked 13th in the final
AP Poll of the season, the first ranked finish in school history.[3] It is to date the school's highest finish in a final poll.[3]