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1895 Virginia Cavaliers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record9–3
Head coach
CaptainJohn Penton
Home stadiumMadison Hall Field
Seasons
← 1894
1896 →
1895 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Texas   –   5 – 0 – 0
LSU   –   3 – 0 – 0
Arkansas   –   1 – 0 – 0
Henry Kendall   –   1 – 0 – 0
North Carolina   –   7 – 1 – 1
VMI   –   5 – 1 – 0
West Virginia   –   5 – 1 – 0
Centre   –   4 – 1 – 1
Virginia   –   9 – 3 – 0
Wofford   –   3 – 1 – 0
Navy   –   5 – 2 – 0
Ole Miss   –   2 – 1 – 0
South Carolina   –   2 – 1 – 0
VAMC   –   4 – 2 – 0
Tulane   –   3 – 2 – 0
Tennessee   –   3 – 2 – 1
Centenary   –   1 – 1 – 0
Guilford   –   1 – 1 – 0
Kentucky State College   –   4 – 5 – 0
North Carolina A&M   –   1 – 2 – 1
Central (KY)   –   1 – 2 – 0
Wake Forest   –   0 – 0 – 1
Marshall   –   0 – 1 – 1
Delaware   –   1 – 3 – 0
Columbian   –   0 – 1 – 1
Richmond   –   0 – 5 – 1
Catholic University   –   0 – 1 – 0
Oklahoma   –   0 – 1 – 0
Furman   –   0 – 2 – 0
Mississippi A&M   –   0 – 2 – 0

The 1895 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia in the 1895 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Harry Arista Mackey, the team went 9–3 and claims a Southern championship.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
October 2Miller School
W 30–0
October 5VAMC
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)
W 38–0
October 9vs. Princeton
L 0–363,000[3]
October 12Maryland Athletic Club
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 20–0
October 19at Penn
L 0–54
October 26Gallaudet
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 16–6
October 29Roanoke
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 14–0
November 2at Navy
L 0–1*
November 11St. Albans
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 14–4
November 12Richmond
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 62–0
November 16vs. VanderbiltAtlanta, GAW 6–43,000
November 28vs. North CarolinaRichmond, VA (South's Oldest Rivalry)W 6–0

[4][5]

  • Virginia forfeits game due to major fire at UVA

See also

References

  1. ^ "Champions of the South regardless of conference affiliation".
  2. ^ "Southern Crack-A-Jacks". The Los Angeles Times. November 29, 1895. p. 2.
  3. ^ "Princeton's Tigers Roast the University of Virginia by 36 to 0 on Catonsville's Gridiron". The Sun (Baltimore). October 10, 1895. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "1895 Virginia Cavaliers". Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
  5. ^ "All-time results". Retrieved February 25, 2015.
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