1897 Virginia Orange and Blue football team
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The 1897 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia in the 1897 college football season. Led by second year coach Martin Bergen, the team went 6–2–1 and claims a Southern co-championship.[1] The Cavaliers tied Vanderbilt in the southern championship game. The Georgia game saw the death of Richard Von Albade Gammon.[2] The team's captain was James Morrison.
Schedule
October 2, 1897Franklin & Marshall
- Madison Hall Field
- Charlottesville, VA
W 38–0 October 9, 1897St Albans
- Madison Hall Field
- Charlottesville, VA
W 14–0 October 13, 1897at Penn
- Franklin Field
- Philadelphia, PA
L 0–42 October 30, 1897at Georgia
W 17–4 November 6, 1897Gallaudet
- Madison Hall Field
- Charlottesville, VA
W 20–4 November 13, 1897at Navy
L 0–4 November 18, 1897George Washington
- Madison Hall Field
- Charlottesville, VA
W 10–0 November 25, 1897vs. North CarolinaRichmond, VA (South's Oldest Rivalry)W 12–0 December 6, 1897at Vanderbilt
T 0–0
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References
- ^ "Champions of the South regardless of conference affiliation".
- ^ George Magruder Battey. A History of Rome and Floyd County. Vol. 1. p. 347.
- ^ "1897 Virginia Cavaliers". Retrieved February 24, 2015.
- ^ "All-time results". Retrieved February 25, 2015.