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The nickname is a back-formation from the school's yell, "wa-hoo-wa." Official University of Virginia sports documents explain that Washington and Lee baseball fans first called University of Virginia players "a bunch of rowdy Wahoos," and used the "Wahoowa" yell as a form of derision during the in-state baseball rivalry in the 1890s, presumably after hearing them yell or sing "wa-hoo-wa."
The team's name was selected in reference to the historical Virginia Cavaliers, Royalists of the English Civil War said to have fled to the Colony of Virginia for protection. [16] Pop Lannigan was one of the "most noted athletic trainers in the East" [17] [18] during his tenure at Virginia from 1900 until his death in 1930.
The 2024 Virginia Cavaliers baseball team posted a 46–17 (18–12) season record. The Cavaliers finished in pool play in the 2024 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament, but nevertheless earned a top-16 seed and at-large berth into the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.
Virginia Cavaliers were royalist supporters (known as Cavaliers) in the Royal Colony of Virginia at various times during the era of the English Civil War and the Stuart Restoration in the mid-17th century. They are today seen as a state symbol of Virginia and the basis of the founding Cavalier myth of the Old South.
The Cavaliers' first tournament victory, over William and Mary in 1983 (a team featuring future comedian Jon Stewart), sparked a run to their first College Cup appearance. The Cavaliers have qualified for the NCAA tournament every year since 1981; those 39 appearances are a record for men's soccer and one of the longest streaks in any NCAA sport.
Virginia Cavaliers: L 33–14 1963 Oyster Bowl: Navy Midshipmen: L 21–12 1964 Tobacco Bowl Virginia Cavaliers L 20–19 1967 Tobacco Bowl William & Mary: L 33–28 1969 Tobacco Bowl Virginia Cavaliers L 28–10 1974 Tobacco Bowl Virginia Tech Hokies: W 22–17 1975 Tobacco Bowl Richmond Spiders L 24–19 1976 Tobacco Bowl Virginia Tech Hokies ...
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The name of the rivalry stems from the fact that the two programs were regarded as the best of the South between 1895 and 1910, winning the vast majority of southern championships during that era. The game was played on Thanksgiving Day through 1950, and a sitting President of the United States ( Calvin Coolidge ) made the multi-hour trip to ...