The Cavalier Song

"The Cavalier Song" is the University of Virginia's fight song. The song was a result of a contest held in 1923 by College Topics, the University's student newspaper. "The Cavalier Song," with lyrics by Lawrence Haywood Lee, Jr., and music by Virginia Glee Club member Fulton Lewis, Jr., was chosen as best fight song while John A. Morrow's "Virginia, Hail, All Hail" was chosen as the best alma mater song.^[1]

Generally the second half of the song is played during sporting events while the entire song used to be part of the Cavalier Marching Band's entrance during home football games. The song has been recorded by both the Cavalier Marching Band and the Virginia Glee Club.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ Dabney, Virginius (1981). Mr. Jefferson's University: A History. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press. p. 114. ISBN 0-8139-0904-X.

University of Virginia

Located in: Charlottesville, Virginia

Academics

Schools	School of Architecture Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy College of Arts & Sciences School of Continuing and Professional Studies Darden School of Business McIntire School of Commerce Curry School of Education School of Engineering and Applied Science School of Law School of Medicine School of Nursing College at Wise The Judge Advocate General's Legal Center and School
Scholarship programs	Echols Scholars Jefferson Scholars Rodman Scholars
Research	Association of American Universities Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities Japanese Text Initiative Universitas 21 Mid Atlantic Terascale Partnership Flexible Extensible Digital Object Repository Architecture Applied Research in Patacriticism Networked Infrastructure for Nineteenth-Century Electronic Scholarship Legion Mentat Real-time Cmix
Research publications	University of Virginia Press Virginia Law Review Virginia Journal of International Law Journal of Law & Politics
Other	Rare Book School Semester at Sea University of Virginia Demographics and Workforce Group Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership Miller Center of Public Affairs University of Virginia Center for Politics Sabato's Crystal Ball

Athletics

Teams and music	Virginia Cavaliers Virginia Pep Band Cavalier Marching Band Wahoos The Good Old Song The Cavalier Song
Sports	Baseball Men's basketball Women's basketball Football 2022 shooting Men's lacrosse Women's lacrosse Men's soccer Women's soccer Swimming and diving Men's tennis
Rivalries	Virginia Tech (overall, football, and men's basketball) Johns Hopkins Maryland Terrapins lacrosse North Carolina Tar Heels
Facilities	Davenport Field at Disharoon Park John Paul Jones Arena Klöckner Stadium Lake Monticello Memorial Gym Scott Stadium Sheridan Snyder Tennis Center University Hall University Hall Turf Field

Grounds
The Lawn The Range The Rotunda Thomas Jefferson statue McIntire Amphitheatre The Corner Fan Mountain Observatory Hereford College Jefferson Hall McCormick Observatory Memorial to Enslaved Laborers Rugby Road University of Virginia Cemetery

Student life

Publications	The Cavalier Daily The Hedgehog Review Virginia Law Weekly Virginia Quarterly Review The Yellow Journal
Radio stations	WTJU WXTJ-LP
Greek life	University of Virginia Greek life
Debating societies	Jefferson Literary and Debating Society Washington Literary Society and Debating Union
Performing arts	The Academical Village People Hullabahoos Sil'hooettes The Virginia Belles Virginia Film Festival Virginia Gentlemen Virginia Glee Club
Residential colleges	Brown College at Monroe Hill Hereford College International Residential College First-year living areas Alderman Road McCormick Road
Secret societies	IMP Society Seven Society Z Society Other

People
Alumni and faculty Thomas Jefferson (founder) Enslaved laborers University Presidents

Established: 1819 – Endowment: $7.53 billion – Students: 22,391

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Category

v t e Virginia Cavaliers football
Venues	Madison Hall Field (1888–1912) Lambeth Field (1913–1930) Scott Stadium (1931–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Florida State: Jefferson-Eppes Trophy Maryland North Carolina: South's Oldest Rivalry Virginia Tech
Culture & lore	"The Cavalier Song" "The Good Old Song" Cavalier Marching Band 1990 Georgia Tech game 2022 shooting
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders W. A. Lambeth
Seasons	1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917–1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

v t e Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
Venues	Memorial Gymnasium (1924–1965) University Hall (1965–2006) John Paul Jones Arena (2006–present)
Rivalries	Virginia Tech
Culture & lore	"The Cavalier Song" "The Good Old Song" 1982 Chaminade upset 2018 UMBC upset Redemption National Championship
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

v t e Fight songs of the Atlantic Coast Conference
"For Boston" (Boston College) "Tiger Rag" (Clemson) "Fight! Blue Devils, Fight!" and "Blue and White" (Duke) FSU Fight Song (Florida State) "Ramblin' Wreck from Georgia Tech" and "Up With the White and Gold" (Georgia Tech) "Fight! U of L!" (Louisville) "Miami U" and "Hail to the Spirit of Miami U" (Miami) NCSU Fight Song (NC State) "I'm a Tar Heel Born" and "Here Comes Carolina" (North Carolina) Victory March (Notre Dame) "Hail to Pitt" and "Pitt Victory Song" (Pittsburgh) "Down the Field" (Syracuse) "The Cavalier Song" (Virginia) "Tech Triumph" (Virginia Tech) "O Here's to Wake Forest" (Wake Forest)
See also Atlantic Coast Conference alma mater

Fight songs of the Atlantic Coast Conference