1896 Virginia Orange and Blue football team

The 1896 Virginia Orange and Bluefootball team represented the University of Virginia as an independent during the 1896 college football season. Led by first-year coach Martin V. Bergen, the team went 7–2–2 and claims a Southern championship.[1][2] W. A. Martin played at end.

1896 Virginia Orange and Blue football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–2–2
Head coach
CaptainPaul Lee Cocke
Home stadiumMadison Hall Field
Seasons
← 1895
1897 →
1896 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Centre     6 0 1
Texas A&M     2 0 1
Oklahoma     2 0 0
North Carolina A&M     1 0 0
Virginia     7 2 2
VPI     5 2 1
Navy     5 3 0
Arkansas     2 1 0
Clemson     2 1 0
Columbian     2 1 0
Georgia Tech     2 2 1
Add-Ran     1 1 1
Centenary     1 1 0
VMI     3 4 0
North Carolina     3 4 1
Furman     2 3 0
Ole Miss     1 2 0
West Virginia     3 7 2
South Carolina     1 3 0
Erskine     0 1 0
William & Mary     0 2 0
Davidson     0 1 0
Delaware     0 6 0

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 3Hampton Athletic Club
T 10–10
October 10Miller School
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 26–2
October 14at Penn
L 0–20
October 17St. John's (MD)
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 48–0
October 21at PrincetonL 0–48> 6,000[3]
October 314:00 p.m.VPI
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)
W 44–0600[4]
November 2St. Albans
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 6–0
November 11vs. VMILynchburg, VAW 46–0
November 14at Hampton Athletic ClubT 6–6
November 21Gallaudet
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 6–0
November 262:30 p.m.vs. North CarolinaW 46–08,000–9,000[5]

Season summary

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Week 5: at Princeton

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The Princeton Tigers defeated Virginia, 48 to 0; "the game was too one-sided to be interesting."[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Champions of the South regardless of conference affiliation".
  2. ^ "The Virginians Are Still Champions". The Times-Picayune. November 27, 1896. p. 8. Retrieved August 14, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.  
  3. ^ "Princeton 48, Virginia 0". The Boston Globe. October 22, 1896. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Foot-Ball in Virginia". The Times. Library of Virginia. November 1, 1896. p. 6. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
  5. ^ "Virginian's Victorious". The Roanoke Times. Roanoke, Virginia. November 27, 1896. p. 1. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  6. ^ Presbrey, Frank; Moffatt, James Hugh (1901). Athletics at Princeton: A History. p. 374.