1901 Virginia Orange and Blue football team

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1901 Virginia Orange and Blue football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–2
Head coach
CaptainRobert M. Coleman
Home stadiumMadison Hall Field
Seasons
← 1900
1902 →
1901 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial   –   2 – 0 – 0
Stetson   –   1 – 0 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   4 – 0 – 1
Marshall   –   2 – 0 – 1
Kentucky University   –   7 – 1 – 1
VPI   –   6 – 1 – 0
Nashville   –   6 – 1 – 1
Virginia   –   8 – 2 – 0
Texas   –   8 – 2 – 1
Davidson   –   4 – 2 – 0
Baylor   –   5 – 3 – 0
Gallaudet   –   4 – 2 – 2
Sewanee   –   4 – 2 – 2
William & Mary   –   2 – 1 – 1
Navy   –   6 – 4 – 1
VMI   –   4 – 3 – 0
Oklahoma   –   3 – 2 – 0
West Virginia   –   3 – 2 – 0
Delaware   –   5 – 4 – 0
Georgetown   –   3 – 3 – 2
Kendall   –   2 – 2 – 0
Spring Hill   –   0 – 0 – 1
Wilmington Conference Academy   –   2 – 2 – 0
Oklahoma A&M   –   2 – 3 – 0
South Carolina   –   3 – 4 – 0
Arkansas   –   3 – 5 – 0
Add-Ran   –   1 – 2 – 1
Furman   –   1 – 2 – 1
Chilocco   –   2 – 5 – 0
North Carolina A&M   –   1 – 2 – 0
Texas A&M   –   1 – 4 – 0
Maryland   –   1 – 7 – 0
Richmond   –   1 – 7 – 0
Florida Agricultural   –   0 – 1 – 0
Louisiana Industrial   –   0 – 2 – 0
Tusculum   –     –  

The 1901 Virginia Orange and Blue football team represented the University of Virginia as an independent during the 1901 college football season. Led by Westley Abbott in is first and only season as head coach, the team compiled a record of 8–2 and claims a Southern championship.[1]

Several Virginia players were selected All-Southern, including Christie Benet, later a United States senator for South Carolina, and Bradley Walker, later a Nashville attorney and prominent referee. Other All-Southerns were captains Robert M. Coleman, Buck Harris, and Ed Tutwiler.

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2Washington and Lee
W 28–0[2]
October 5Roanoke
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 68–0[3]
October 9St. Albans
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 39–0[4]
October 12Gallaudet
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 24–0[5]
October 16at Penn
L 5–205,000[6]
October 24vs. VMILynchburg, VAW 28–0
October 263:30 p.m.at VPI
W 16–01,000[7][8]
November 16at Georgetown
L 16–176,000[9]
November 23vs. North CarolinaNorfolk, VA (South's Oldest Rivalry)W 23–65,000[10]
November 282:00 p.m.vs. Sewanee
W 23–56,000[11][12][13][14]

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Players[edit]

Starters[edit]

Line[edit]

Player Position Games
started 		Hometown Prep school Height Weight Age
Christie Benet right tackle Abbeville, South Carolina
Buck Harris left guard San Antonio, Texas 164
Alexis Hobson left end Richmond, Virginia 150
B. S. Moore right guard
Bradley Walker left tackle/fullback Nashville, Tennessee 6'3" 198
H. Dorsey Waters center
Bob Williams right end Bland, Virginia

Backfield[edit]

Player Position Games
started 		Hometown Prep school Height Weight Age
Robert M. Coleman left halfback Lexington, Kentucky 142
F. C. Harris fullback
Burnley Lankford right halfback
Ed Tutwiler quarterback Birmingham, Alabama

Substitutes[edit]

Player Position
R. D. Cooke left halfback
C. P. MacGill left end
J. A. Mason quarterback
C. C. St. John halfback

Honors and awards[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Champions of the South regardless of conference affiliation".
  2. ^ "Varsity Won Its Opening Game". The Times. Vol. 16. October 3, 1901.
  3. ^ "Roanoke No Match For Varsity Team". The Times. Vol. 16. October 6, 1901.
  4. ^ "Varsity, 39; St. Albans, 0". The Times. Vol. 16. October 10, 1901.
  5. ^ "Varsity Wins from Gallaudet". The Times. Vol. 16. October 13, 1901.
  6. ^ "Virginia Scored Against Pennsy". The Times. Vol. 16. October 17, 1901.
  7. ^ "'Varsity Triumphant Over Polytechnics". The Times. Library of Virginia. October 27, 1901. p. 1. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
  8. ^ "Great Foot-Ball Day". Richmond Dispatch. Library of Virginia. October 27, 1901. p. 1. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
  9. ^ "Polytechs Defeat Maryland, Virginia Loses Close Game, Princeton Beaten By Yale". The Times. November 17, 1901.
  10. ^ "Orange and Blue Win; Hold Pennant Still". The Times. Vol. 16. November 24, 1901.
  11. ^ "Ready For The Fray". The Richmond Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 28, 1901. p. 1. Retrieved August 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ^ "Orange And Blue Triumphant". The Richmond Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 29, 1901. p. 1. Retrieved August 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. ^ "Orange And Blue Triumphant (continued)". The Richmond Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 29, 1901. p. 9. Retrieved August 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  14. ^ "Virginia's Plunging Won From Sewanee By Score of 23 to 5". The Times. Vol. 16. November 29, 1901.
  15. ^ "1901 Virginia Cavaliers". Archived from the original on February 25, 2015. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
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