1894 Virginia Orange and Blue football team

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1894 Virginia Orange and Blue football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–2
Head coach
CaptainJohn Penton
Home stadiumMadison Hall Field
Seasons
← 1893
1895 →
1894 Southern college football independents records
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]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2Richmond
W 48–0
October 6Baltimore City College
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 36–0
October 152:00 p.m.vs. Princeton
L 0–12[2][3]
October 18at Richmond
W 28–0[4]
October 20Johns Hopkins
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 76–0
October 26vs. PennL 6–142,500[5]
November 3Rutgers
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 20–4[6]
November 13Fort Monroe
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 102–0
November 20West Philadelphia Athletic Club
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 64–0
November 29vs. North Carolina
  • West-End Park
  • Richmond, VA (rivalry)
W 34–06,000[7]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Champions of the South regardless of conference affiliation".
  2. ^ "Ready For Tackling". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, MD. October 15, 1894. p. 8. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Study Young Kickers". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, MD. October 16, 1894. p. 8. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Not Much Foot-ball". The Richmond Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. October 19, 1894. p. 3. Retrieved September 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "University of Virginia and Rutgers". The Times (Philadelphia). November 4, 1894. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Orange And Blue". The Times. Richmond, Virginia. November 30, 1894. p. 3. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "1894 Virginia Cavaliers". Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2015.