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1897 Virginia Orange and Blue football
Southern co-champion
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–2–1
Head coach
CaptainJames Morrison
Home stadiumMadison Hall Field
Seasons← 18961898 →
1897 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Oklahoma     2 0 0
Arkansas     2 0 1
Navy     8 1 0
Virginia     6 2 1
Add-Ran     3 1 0
Washington and Lee     3 1 0
VPI     5 2 0
North Carolina     7 3 0
VMI     3 2 0
Guilford     2 1 0
West Virginia     5 4 1
Davidson     1 1 0
Georgia Tech     1 1 0
Columbian     4 5 1
Richmond     3 5 0
North Carolina A&M     1 2 0
Texas A&M     1 2 0
Delaware     1 5 1
William & Mary     0 1 0
Marshall     0 3 0
South Carolina     0 3 0

The 1897 Virginia Orange and Blue football team represented the University of Virginia as an independent the 1897 college football season. Led by second-year coach Martin Bergen, the team went 6–2–1 and claims a Southern co-championship. The Cavaliers tied Vanderbilt in the southern championship game. The Georgia game saw the death of Richard Von Albade Gammon. The team's captain was James Morrison.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2Franklin & MarshallW 38–0
October 9St. Albans
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 14–0
October 133:41 p.m.at PennL 0–423,000
October 30vs. GeorgiaW 17–4
November 6Gallaudet
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 20–4
November 13at NavyL 0–4
November 18Columbian
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 10–0
November 253:00 p.m.vs. North CarolinaW 12–04,000
December 6at VanderbiltT 0–02,400–4,000

References

  1. "Champions of the South regardless of conference affiliation".
  2. George Magruder Battey (1922). A History of Rome and Floyd County. Vol. 1. p. 347.
  3. "Quakers Score 42 Points On Virginia". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 14, 1897. p. 4. Retrieved March 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. "Columbian meets defeat". The Washington Times. November 19, 1897. Retrieved February 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Great Game Today". The Richmond Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 25, 1897. p. 1. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. "Virginia Boys Win". The Richmond Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 26, 1897. p. 1. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. "Virginia Boys Win (continued)". The Richmond Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 26, 1897. p. 6. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. "Vanderbilt claims the championship". The Atlanta Journal. December 8, 1897. Retrieved December 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "1897 Virginia Cavaliers". Archived from the original on February 25, 2015. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
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