The1936 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented theUniversity of Virginia during the1936 college football season. The Cavaliers were led by third-year head coachGus Tebell and played their home games atScott Stadium inCharlottesville, Virginia. They competed as members of theSouthern Conference, finishing with a conference record of 1–5 and a 2–7 record overall. Shortly after the season ended, Virginia decided to leave the Southern Conference in response to the conference's "Graham Plan" that prohibited sports scholarships.^[2] In February 1937, head coach Gus Tebell was replaced by formerMarquette head coachFrank Murray.^[3] Tebell failed to produce a winning season in his three years at Virginia and had an overall record of 6–18–4. He remained at the school to coach the basketball and baseball teams.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26		Hampden–Sydney*	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	W 26–10	5,000	[4]
October 3	3:00 p.m.	vs.William & Mary	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA	W 7–0	15,000	[5]
October 10		atNavy*	Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 14–35	16,000	[6]
October 17		Maryland	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)	L 0–21	6,000	[7]
October 24		Washington and Lee	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	L 0–13	7,000	[8]
October 31		atVMI	Alumni Field Lexington, VA	L 6–12	4,000	[9]
November 7		atHarvard*	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 0–65	10,000	[10]
November 14		atVPI	Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)	L 6–7		[11]
November 26		North Carolina	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)	L 14–59	5,000	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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• 1936 Southern Conference football season
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