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1889 Virginia Orange and Blue football team

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1889 Virginia Orange and Blue football
Southern champion
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–2
Head coach
  • None
CaptainSidney M. Neely
Home stadiumMadison Hall Field
Seasons← 18881890 →
1889 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Trinity (NC)     2 0 0
Georgetown     5 1 0
Navy     4 1 1
Virginia     4 2 0
Wake Forest     2 2 0
North Carolina     1 1 0
Delaware     1 1 1
Johns Hopkins     2 4 1
Richmond     1 2 0
Dover Conference Academy     0 2 1
Furman     0 2 0

The 1889 Virginia Orange and Blue football team represented the University of Virginia as an independent during the 1889 college football season. The team had no known coach, and went 4–2 and claims a Southern championship.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 8Pantops AcademyW 44–0
October 22Johns Hopkins
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 58–0
November 1Georgetown
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 34–0
November 6vs. Wake ForestRichmond, VAW 46–4
November 20at NavyAnnapolis, MDL 12–22
December 1Lehigh
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 12–26

References

  1. "Champions of the South regardless of conference affiliation".
  2. "Georgetown University Notes". The Evening Star. Washington, D.C. November 2, 1889. p. 12. Retrieved August 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. "Football in Virginia". Chattanooga Daily Times. Chattanooga, Tennessee. December 2, 1889. p. 1. Retrieved June 23, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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