1897 Virginia Orange and Blue football team

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1897 Virginia Cavaliers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–2–1
Head coach
CaptainJames Morrison
Home stadiumMadison Hall Field
Seasons
← 1896
1898 →
1897 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Oklahoma     2 0 0
Arkansas     2 0 1
Navy     8 1 0
Virginia     6 2 1
Add-Ran     3 1 0
Washington and Lee     3 1 0
VPI     5 2 0
North Carolina     7 3 0
VMI     3 2 0
Guilford     2 1 0
West Virginia     5 4 1
Davidson     1 1 0
Georgia Tech     1 1 0
Columbian     4 5 1
Richmond     3 5 0
North Carolina A&M     1 2 0
Texas A&M     1 2 0
Delaware     1 5 1
William & Mary     0 1 0
Marshall     0 3 0
South Carolina     0 3 0

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

DateOpponentSiteResult
October 2Franklin & Marshall
W 38–0
October 9St. Albans
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 14–0
October 13at PennL 0–42
October 30at GeorgiaW 17–4
November 6Gallaudet
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 20–4
November 13at NavyL 0–4
November 18Columbian University
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 10–0
November 25vs. North CarolinaRichmond, VA (South's Oldest Rivalry)W 12–0
December 6at VanderbiltT 0–0

[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Champions of the South regardless of conference affiliation".
  2. ^ George Magruder Battey (1922). A History of Rome and Floyd County. Vol. 1. p. 347.
  3. ^ "1897 Virginia Cavaliers". Archived from the original on February 25, 2015. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
  4. ^ "All-time results". Retrieved February 25, 2015.