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1895 Virginia Orange and Blue football
Southern champion
ConferenceIndependent
Record9–3
Head coach
CaptainJohn Penton
Home stadiumMadison Hall Field
Seasons← 18941896 →
1895 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Texas   –   5 – 0 – 0
LSU   –   3 – 0 – 0
Arkansas   –   1 – 0 – 0
Henry Kendall   –   1 – 0 – 0
North Carolina   –   7 – 1 – 1
VMI   –   5 – 1 – 0
West Virginia   –   5 – 1 – 0
Centre   –   4 – 1 – 1
Virginia   –   9 – 3 – 0
Wofford   –   3 – 1 – 0
Navy   –   5 – 2 – 0
Ole Miss   –   2 – 1 – 0
South Carolina   –   2 – 1 – 0
VAMC   –   4 – 2 – 0
Tulane   –   3 – 2 – 0
Tennessee   –   3 – 2 – 1
Centenary   –   1 – 1 – 0
Guilford   –   1 – 1 – 0
Kentucky State College   –   4 – 5 – 0
North Carolina A&M   –   1 – 2 – 1
Central (KY)   –   1 – 2 – 0
Wake Forest   –   0 – 0 – 1
Marshall   –   0 – 1 – 1
Delaware   –   1 – 3 – 0
Columbian   –   0 – 1 – 1
Richmond   –   0 – 5 – 1
Catholic University   –   0 – 1 – 0
Oklahoma   –   0 – 1 – 0
Furman   –   0 – 2 – 0
Mississippi A&M   –   0 – 2 – 0

The 1895 Virginia Orange and Blue football team represented the University of Virginia as an independent during the 1895 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Harry Arista Mackey, the team went 9–3 and claims a Southern championship.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2Miller SchoolW 30–0
October 54:12 p.m.VAMC
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)
W 36–0300
October 9vs. PrincetonL 0–363,000
October 12Maryland Athletic Club
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 20–0
October 19at PennL 0–541,500
October 26Gallaudet
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 16–6
October 29Roanoke
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 14–0
November 2at NavyL 0–1*
November 11St. Albans
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 14–4
November 12Richmond
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 62–0
November 163:00 p.m.vs. VanderbiltW 6–42,500
November 282:30 p.m.vs. North CarolinaW 6–0> 6,000

*Virginia forfeited due to a major fire at UVA.

See also

References

  1. "Champions of the South regardless of conference affiliation".
  2. "Southern Crack-A-Jacks". The Los Angeles Times. November 29, 1895. p. 2.
  3. "Tune Of 36 To 0". College Topics. Library of Virginia. October 12, 1895. p. 3. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
  4. "Princeton's Tigers Roast the University of Virginia by 36 to 0 on Catonsville's Gridiron". The Sun (Baltimore). October 10, 1895. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Penn's Colors Are Untarnished". October 20, 1895. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Virginia Won It". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. November 17, 1895. p. 16. Retrieved September 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. "The Great Game To-morrow". The Richmond Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 27, 1895. p. 3. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. "Virginia's Victory". The Richmond Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 29, 1895. p. 1. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. "Virginia Victorious (continued)". The Richmond Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 29, 1895. p. 6. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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