1890 Virginia Orange and Blue football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–2
Head coach
  • None
CaptainWilliam W. Daggett
Home stadiumMadison Hall Field
Seasons
← 1889
1891 →
1890 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Furman   –   2 – 0 – 0
Vanderbilt   –   1 – 0 – 0
Virginia   –   5 – 2 – 0
Navy   –   5 – 1 – 1
Delaware   –   3 – 2 – 0
Georgetown   –   3 – 3 – 1
Columbian   –   2 – 3 – 0
Johns Hopkins   –   0 – 1 – 0
Nashville   –   0 – 1 – 0
Trinity (NC)   –   0 – 1 – 0
Richmond   –   0 – 3 – 0

The 1890 Virginia Orange and Blue football team represented the University of Virginia as an independent the 1890 college football season. The team had no known coach, and went 5–2 and claims a Southern championship.[1] The 115–0 drubbing by Princeton signaled football's arrival in the south.[2][3]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 10vs. DickinsonWashington, DCW 12–0
October 314:15 p.m.vs. Penn
  • Capitol Park
  • Washington, DC
L 0–721,000+[4]
November 1vs. Princeton
L 0–115[5]
November 213:30 p.m.Lafayette
W 20–14[6]
November 24vs. Randolph–Macon
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 136–0
November 26at Washington and LeeLexington, VAW 46–0
November 293:00 p.m.vs. Trinity (NC)
W 10–4[7][8]

References

  1. ^ "Champions of the South regardless of conference affiliation".
  2. ^ Kevin Edds (June 7, 2013). "Lambeth: Virginia's Father of Athletics". Retrieved April 9, 2015 – via TheSabre.com.
  3. ^ Newman, Zipp (December 4, 1950). "Southern Football Notes". Times Daily - Google News Archive Search. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  4. ^ "Pennsylvania Victorious". The New York Times. November 1, 1890. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Virginians Vanquished: Princeton Wins a Football Match at Baltimore -- Several Players Injured". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 2, 1890. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Foot-ball Contests—'Varsities And Lafayettes Meet On Field". The Times. Richmond, Virginia. November 23, 1890. p. 1. Retrieved August 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Foot-ball". The Richmond Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 26, 1890. p. 2. Retrieved September 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "'Varsity Boys Win". The Richmond Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 30, 1890. p. 11. Retrieved September 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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