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1904 Virginia Orange and Blue football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3
Head coach
CaptainWalter Council
Home stadiumMadison Hall Field
Seasons← 19031905 →
1904 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Georgetown     7 1 0
Southwest Texas State     5 1 0
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial     2 0 1
Davidson     6 1 1
Navy     7 2 1
North Carolina     5 2 2
Virginia     6 3 0
North Carolina A&M     3 1 2
West Virginia     6 3 0
VPI     5 3 0
George Washington     4 2 2
Arkansas     4 3 0
Oklahoma     4 3 1
South Carolina     4 3 1
Stetson     2 2 0
Central Oklahoma     2 3 0
VMI     3 5 0
Kentucky University     3 4 0
Grant     2 3 0
Florida State College     2 3 0
Maryland     2 4 2
East Florida Seminary     1 2 0
Goldey College     1 2 0
Baylor     2 5 1
Louisiana Industrial     1 4 0
TCU     1 4 1
Delaware     1 5 1
Kendall     0 2 1
Rollins     0 1 0
Tusculum     0 2 0
Florida at Lake City     0 5 0
Oklahoma A&M     0 6 0
Tennessee Docs     0 7 0

The 1904 Virginia Orange and Blue football team represented the University of Virginia as an independent during the 1904 college football season. Led by George Sanford in his first and only season as head coach, the Orange and Blue compiled a record of 6–3.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Randolph–MaconW 16–0
September 28Washington and Lee
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 17–0
October 1at PennL 0–24
October 15North Carolina A&M
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 5–0
October 22VMI
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 17–0
October 292:30 p.m.vs. CarlisleL 6–146,000
November 5vs. VPIW 5–03,000
November 12Navy
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 0–5
November 242:00 p.m.North Carolina
  • Broad Street Park
  • Richmond, VA (rivalry)
W 12–1115,000

References

  1. "Penn Beat Down Virginia 24 to 0: Red and Blue Team Played Stronger Football and Won the Game Handily". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 2, 1904. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Defeat for Tar Heels; But Virginia was able to score only five against visitors". The Washington Post. October 16, 1904. Retrieved July 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Indians 14 Virginia 6". The Norfolk Virginian. Norfolk, Virginia. October 30, 1904. p. 1. Retrieved April 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. "Indians 14; Va. 6 (continued)". The Norfolk Virginian. Norfolk, Virginia. October 30, 1904. p. 6. Retrieved April 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. "It Was A Desperate Struggle". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Virginia. November 6, 1904. p. 1. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  6. "Greatest Game Ever Seen Here". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 24, 1904. p. 1. Retrieved January 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. "Old Virginia Wins A Splendid Victory While Many Thousands, Waiving Orange And Blue, Are fairly Wild With Delight". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 25, 1904. p. 1. Retrieved January 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. "Old Virginia Wins A Splendid Victory While Many Thousands, Waiving Orange And Blue, Are fairly Wild With Delight (continued)". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 25, 1904. p. 2. Retrieved January 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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