1895 Virginia Orange and Blue football team

1895 Virginia Orange and Blue football
ConferenceIndependent
Record9–3
Head coach
CaptainJohn Penton
Home stadiumMadison Hall Field
Seasons
← 1894
1896 →
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.[1][2]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2Miller School
W 30–0
October 54:12 p.m.VAMC
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)
W 36–0300[3]
October 9vs. Princeton
L 0–363,000[4]
October 12Maryland Athletic Club
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 20–0
October 19at PennL 0–541,500[5]
October 26Gallaudet
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 16–6
October 29Roanoke
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 14–0
November 2at Navy
L 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. Vanderbilt
W 6–42,500[6]
November 282:30 p.m.vs. North CarolinaW 6–0> 6,000[7][8][9]

*Virginia forfeited due to a major fire at UVA.

See also

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References

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  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.