1896 Virginia Orange and Blue football team
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The 1896 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia in the 1896 college football season. Led by first year coach Martin Bergen, the team went 7–2–2 and claims a Southern championship.[1][2]
Schedule
October 3, 1896Hampton Athletic Club
- Madison Hall Field
- Charlottesville, VA
T 10–10 - October 10, 1896Miller School
- Madison Hall Field
- Charlottesville, VA
W 26–2 - October 14, 1896at Penn
- Franklin Field
- Philadelphia, PA
L 0–20 - October 17, 1896St. Johns
- Madison Hall Field
- Charlottesville, VA
W 48–0 - October 21, 1896at Princeton
L 0–48 - October 31, 18964:00pm[3]VPI
- Madison Hall Field
- Charlottesville, VA (Rivalry)
W 44–0 600[3] November 2, 1896St. Albans
- Madison Hall Field
- Charlottesville, VA
W 6–0 - November 11, 1896vs. VMILynchburg, VAW 46–0 - November 14, 1896at Hampton Athletic ClubT 6–6 - November 21, 1896Gallaudet
- Madison Hall Field
- Charlottesville, VA
W 6–0 - November 26, 1896vs. North CarolinaRichmond, VA (South's Oldest Rivalry)W 46–0 -
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Season summary
Week 5: at Princeton
The Princeton Tigers defeated Virginia 48 to 0, "the game was too one-sided to be interesting."[6]
References
- ^ "Champions of the South regardless of conference affiliation".
- ^ "The Virginians Are Still Champions". The Times-Picayune. November 27, 1896. p. 8. Retrieved August 14, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Foot-Ball in Virginia". The Times. Library of Virginia. November 1, 1896. p. 6. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
- ^ "1896 Virginia Cavaliers". Retrieved February 24, 2015.
- ^ "All-time results". Retrieved February 25, 2015.
- ^ Athletics at Princeton: A History. p. 374.
