1915 Virginia Orange and Blue football team

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1915 Virginia Orange and Blue football
SAIAA co-champion
ConferenceSouth Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record8–1 (2–0 SAIAA)
Head coach
CaptainHarris Coleman
Home stadiumLambeth Field
Seasons
← 1914
1916 →
1915 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Virginia + 2 0 0 8 1 0
Washington and Lee + 2 0 0 6 1 1
Georgetown + 2 0 0 7 2 0
Catholic University 1 0 0 5 2 0
Johns Hopkins 1 0 0 1 0 0
Richmond 0 1 0 4 4 1
VPI 0 1 0 4 4 0
North Carolina A&M 0 2 0 3 3 1
North Carolina 0 2 0 4 3 1
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1915 Virginia Orange and Blue football team represented the University of Virginia as a member of the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SAIAA) during the 1915 college football season. Led by Harry Varner in his first and only season as head coach, the Orange and Blue compiled an overall record of 8–1 with a mark of 2–0 in conference play, sharing the SAIAA title with Georgetown and Washington and Lee. The only blemish on Virginia's record was a loss to Harvard, whose only loss was to national champion Cornell. The team outscored its opponents 219 to 26 on the season. Virginia halfback Eugene Mayer was the south's first consensus All-American.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 25Randolph–Macon*W 20–0
October 2at Yale*W 10–0[1]
October 9Richmond
  • Lambeth Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 74–0
October 16at Harvard*L 0–9
October 23at Georgia*W 9–7
October 30VMI*
  • Lambeth Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 44–0
November 6Vanderbilt*
  • Lambeth Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 35–10
November 13South Carolina*
  • Lambeth Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 13–0
November 25vs. North CarolinaW 14–0[2][3]
  • *Non-conference game

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Virginia Blanks Yale with New Haven Tricks". The Sun. October 3, 1915. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Virginia Crushes Carolina Hopes By Score Of 14 To 0". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 26, 1915. p. 1. Retrieved January 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Virginia Crushes Carolina Hopes By Score Of 14 To 0 (continued)". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 26, 1915. p. 9. Retrieved January 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "1915 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results".