1894 Virginia Orange and Blue football team
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American college football season
| 1894 Virginia Orange and Blue football | |
|---|---|
| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 8–2 |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | John Penton |
| Home stadium | Madison Hall Field |
Seasons | |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||
| VMI | – | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||
| Hampden–Sydney | – | 1 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||
| Tennessee | – | 2 | – | 0 | – | 2 | ||||
| Vanderbilt | – | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||
| Ole Miss | – | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||
| Texas | – | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||
| Georgia | – | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||
| Kentucky State College | – | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||
| VAMC | – | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||
| Virginia | – | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||
| Centre | – | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||
| Alabama | – | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||
| Navy | – | 4 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||
| North Carolina | – | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||
| Arkansas | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||
| LSU | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||
| West Virginia | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||
| Texas A&M | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||
| Delaware | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||
| Georgetown | – | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||
| Sewanee | – | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||
| Auburn | – | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||
| Johns Hopkins | – | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||
| Richmond | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||
| Centenary | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||
| Trinity (NC) | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||
| William & Mary | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||
| North Carolina A&M | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||
| South Carolina | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||
| Georgia Tech | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||
| Tulane | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||
The 1894 Virginia Orange and Blue football team represented the University of Virginia as an independent during the 1894 college football season. Led by second-year coach Johnny Poe, the team went 8–2 and claims a Southern championship.[1]
Schedule
[edit ]| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2 | Richmond |
| W 48–0 | |||
| October 6 | Baltimore City College |
| W 36–0 | |||
| October 15 | 2:00 p.m. | vs. Princeton |
| L 0–12 | [2] [3] | |
| October 18 | at Richmond |
| W 28–0 | [4] | ||
| October 20 | Johns Hopkins |
| W 76–0 | |||
| October 26 | vs. Penn | L 6–14 | 2,500 | [5] | ||
| November 3 | Rutgers |
| W 20–4 | [6] | ||
| November 13 | Fort Monroe |
| W 102–0 | |||
| November 20 | West Philadelphia Athletic Club |
| W 64–0 | |||
| November 29 | vs. North Carolina |
| W 34–0 | 6,000 | [7] |
References
[edit ]- ^ "Champions of the South regardless of conference affiliation".
- ^ "Ready For Tackling". The Baltimore Sun . Baltimore, MD. October 15, 1894. p. 8. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon .
- ^ "Study Young Kickers". The Baltimore Sun . Baltimore, MD. October 16, 1894. p. 8. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon .
- ^ "Not Much Foot-ball". The Richmond Dispatch . Richmond, Virginia. October 19, 1894. p. 3. Retrieved September 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon .
- ^ "Gave The Quakers A Shock". The Washington Times . Washington, D.C. October 27, 1894. p. 3. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon .
- ^ "University of Virginia and Rutgers". The Times (Philadelphia). November 4, 1894. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Orange And Blue". The Times . Richmond, Virginia. November 30, 1894. p. 3. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon .
- ^ "1894 Virginia Cavaliers". Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2015.