1891 Virginia Orange and Blue football team

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1891 Virginia Orange and Blue football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–1–2
Head coach
  • None
CaptainOliver W. Catchings
Home stadiumMadison Hall Field
Seasons
← 1890
1892 →
1891 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Trinity (NC)     3 0 0
Wake Forest     1 0 0
VMI     3 0 1
Vanderbilt     3 1 0
Navy     5 2 0
Virginia     2 1 2
Delaware     5 3 1
Kentucky State College     1 1 0
Georgetown     2 2 0
Sewanee     1 2 0
Central (KY)     0 1 0
Furman     0 1 0
Tennessee     0 1 0
West Virginia     0 1 0
Johns Hopkins     0 2 0
Mercer     0 2 0
North Carolina     0 2 0
Richmond     0 2 0

The 1891 Virginia Orange and Blue football team represented the University of Virginia as an independent during the 1891 college football season.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
November 14vs. St. John's (MD)
W 34–0
November 16Schuylkill Navy
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
T 16–16
November 20Lafayette
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
T 6–6
November 23Princeton JV
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 12–0
November 28vs. Trinity (NC)L 0–201,200[1][2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Trinity Team Triumphant". The Times. Richmond, Virginia. November 29, 1891. p. 5. Retrieved September 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Trinity on Top". The State Chronicle. December 1, 1891. p. 4. Retrieved March 2, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon