The 1949 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1949 college football season. The Cavaliers were led by fourth-year head coach Art Guepe and played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia. They competed as independents. Opening the year with seven straight victories, Virginia climbed to ninth in the AP Poll. They lost their final two games of the year, including to rival North Carolina, to finish 7–2.

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Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	George Washington		Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	W 27–13	18,000	[2]
October 1	Miami (OH)		Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	W 21–18	13,000
October 8	vs. VPI		Victory Stadium Roanoke, VA (rivalry)	W 26–0	15,000	[3]
October 15	Washington and Lee		Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	W 27–7	17,000	[4]
October 22	vs. VMI		City Stadium Lynchburg, VA	W 32–13	10,000	[5]
October 29	West Virginia		Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	W 19–14	15,000
November 5	at No. 20 Penn	No. 19	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 26–14	50,771	[6]
November 19	No. 19 Tulane	No. 9	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	L 14–28	30,000	[7]
November 26	at No. 19 North Carolina		Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (South's Oldest Rivalry)	L 7–14	44,500	[8]
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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