1892 Virginia Orange and Blue football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–2–1
Head coach
CaptainRichard S. Thomas Jr.
Home stadiumMadison Hall Field
Seasons
← 1891
1893 →
1892 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Centre   –   6 – 0 – 0
Biddle   –   1 – 0 – 0
Furman   –   1 – 0 – 0
Mercer   –   1 – 0 – 0
North Carolina A&M   –   1 – 0 – 0
Virginia Military   –   4 – 0 – 1
Wake Forest   –   4 – 0 – 1
Johns Hopkins   –   7 – 1 – 0
North Carolina   –   5 – 1 – 0
Central (KY)   –   4 – 1 – 0
Sewanee   –   5 – 1 – 1
Navy   –   5 – 2 – 0
Georgetown   –   4 – 2 – 1
Virginia   –   3 – 2 – 1
Vanderbilt   –   4 – 4 – 0
Alabama   –   2 – 2 – 0
Auburn   –   2 – 2 – 0
Georgia   –   1 – 1 – 0
Virginia A&M   –   1 – 1 – 0
Western Maryland   –   0 – 0 – 1
Richmond   –   2 – 3 – 0
Delaware   –   1 – 2 – 2
Kentucky A&M   –   2 – 4 – 1
Tennessee   –   2 – 5 – 0
Trinity (NC)   –   1 – 3 – 0
Hampden–Sydney   –   0 – 1 – 0
Livingstone   –   0 – 1 – 0
Maryville (TN)   –   0 – 1 – 0
South Carolina   –   0 – 1 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   0 – 3 – 0
Maryland   –   0 – 3 – 0

The 1892 Virginia Orange and Blue football team represented the University of Virginia as an independent the 1892 college football season. The team was led by first-year coach William C. Spicer.[1] The team posted a 3–2–1 record to claim a Southern championship, though it split two games with co-champion North Carolina.[2] Those games with UNC mark the beginning of the South's Oldest Rivalry.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 11Penn
L 0–32
October 22North Carolina
W 30–18
October 293:00 p.m.vs. Sewanee
W 30–0700[3][4]
November 16Georgetown
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
T 4–4
November 24vs. Trinity (NC)
W 46–4[5][6]
November 263:00 p.m.vs. North Carolina
  • Brisbane Park
  • Atlanta, GA
L 0–26[7][8]

References

  1. ^ Outing. Outing Publishing Company. 1895.
  2. ^ "Champions of the South regardless of conference affiliation".
  3. ^ "Foot Ball". The Times. Richmond, Virginia. October 29, 1892. p. 6. Retrieved September 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Thirty To Nothing". The Richmond Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. October 30, 1892. p. 8. Retrieved September 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "The College Boys". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. November 24, 1892. p. 7. Retrieved September 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "They're Champions". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. November 25, 1892. p. 5. Retrieved September 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "The Last Game". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. November 26, 1892. p. 5. Retrieved September 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "The White And Blue". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. November 27, 1892. p. 20. Retrieved September 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.


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