1896 Virginia Orange and Blue football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–2–2
Head coach
CaptainPaul Lee Cocke
Home stadiumMadison Hall Field
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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

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.

Schedule

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 Princeton
L 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 Carolina
W 46–08,000–9,000[5]

Season summary

Week 5: at Princeton

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

References

  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. Open access icon
  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 Open access icon.
  6. ^ Presbrey, Frank; Moffatt, James Hugh (1901). Athletics at Princeton: A History. p. 374.
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