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1894 Virginia Orange and Blue football
Southern champion
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–2
Head coach
CaptainJohn Penton
Home stadiumMadison Hall Field
Seasons← 18931895 →
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.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2RichmondW 48–0
October 6Baltimore City College
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 36–0
October 152:00 p.m.vs. PrincetonL 0–12
October 18at RichmondW 28–0
October 20Johns Hopkins
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 76–0
October 26vs. PennL 6–142,500
November 3Rutgers
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 20–4
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

References

  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.
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