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.