1898 Virginia Orange and Blue football team

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1898 Virginia Orange and Blue football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–5
Head coach
CaptainHarris T. Collier
Home stadiumMadison Hall Field
Seasons
← 1897
1899 →
1898 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
North Carolina     9 0 0
Central (KY)     3 0 1
Oklahoma     2 0 0
Navy     7 1 0
West Virginia     6 1 0
Marshall     4 1 0
Georgetown     7 3 0
Texas A&M     4 2 0
VMI     4 2 0
Arkansas Industrial     2 1 0
Centre     2 1 2
VPI     3 2 0
Virginia     6 5 0
Richmond     3 3 1
Davidson     1 1 0
William & Mary     1 1 0
South Carolina     1 2 0
Delaware     2 5 2
Columbian     3 6 0
Add-Ran     1 3 1
Maryland     2 6 1
Guilford     0 3 0

The 1898 Virginia Orange and Blue football team represented the University of Virginia as an independent during the 1898 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Joseph Massie, the team compiled a record of 6–5. The Orange and Blue defeated Vanderbilt at Louisville in the South's most anticipated game.[1] The team's captain was Harris T. Collier.

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 1St. Albans
W 16–0
October 12PennL 0–40
October 15Gallaudet
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 16–0
October 29Columbian
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 47–0[2]
November 2at PrincetonPrinceton, NJL 0–12[3]
November 5Maryland Medical College
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 6–0
November 8at Georgetown
W 12–0
November 12vs. VanderbiltW 18–0
November 14vs. West VirginiaCharleston, WVL 0–6
November 19Navy
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 0–6
November 242:30 p.m.vs. North CarolinaL 2–6[4][5]

Coaching staff[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "The Football Teams of the South". The Courier-Journal. October 2, 1898. p. 18. Retrieved August 14, 2008 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ "Virginia, 47; Columbian, 0 - Line bucking was successful tactics of the winners". The Richmond Times. October 30, 1898. Retrieved February 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Tigers Play Disappointing: Virginia Holds Princeton Down to Two Touchdowns Scored in the First Half". Chicago Tribune. November 3, 1898. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Blue And White Win". The Richmond Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 25, 1898. p. 1. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Blue And White Win (continued)". The Richmond Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 25, 1898. p. 6. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.