American college football season
The 1901 Virginia Orange and Blue football team represented the University of Virginia as an independent during the 1901 college football season . Led by Westley Abbott in is first and only season as head coach, the team compiled a record of 8–2 and claims a Southern championship.[1]
Several Virginia players were selected All-Southern , including Christie Benet , later a United States senator for South Carolina , and Bradley Walker , later a Nashville attorney and prominent referee . Other All-Southerns were captains Robert M. Coleman , Buck Harris , and Ed Tutwiler .
Schedule [ edit ] [15]
Players [ edit ] Starters [ edit ] Backfield [ edit ] Substitutes [ edit ] Player Position R. D. Cooke left halfback C. P. MacGill left end J. A. Mason quarterback C. C. St. John halfback
Honors and awards [ edit ] References [ edit ] ^ "Champions of the South regardless of conference affiliation" . ^ "Varsity Won Its Opening Game" . The Times . Vol. 16. October 3, 1901. ^ "Roanoke No Match For Varsity Team" . The Times . Vol. 16. October 6, 1901. ^ "Varsity, 39; St. Albans, 0" . The Times . Vol. 16. October 10, 1901. ^ "Varsity Wins from Gallaudet" . The Times . Vol. 16. October 13, 1901. ^ "Virginia Scored Against Pennsy" . The Times . Vol. 16. October 17, 1901. ^ " 'Varsity Triumphant Over Polytechnics" . The Times . Library of Virginia. October 27, 1901. p. 1. Retrieved November 23, 2015 . ^ "Great Foot-Ball Day" . Richmond Dispatch . Library of Virginia. October 27, 1901. p. 1. Retrieved November 23, 2015 . ^ "Polytechs Defeat Maryland, Virginia Loses Close Game, Princeton Beaten By Yale" . The Times . November 17, 1901. ^ "Orange and Blue Win; Hold Pennant Still" . The Times . Vol. 16. November 24, 1901. ^ "Ready For The Fray" . The Richmond Dispatch . Richmond, Virginia . November 28, 1901. p. 1. Retrieved August 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Orange And Blue Triumphant" . The Richmond Dispatch . Richmond, Virginia . November 29, 1901. p. 1. Retrieved August 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Orange And Blue Triumphant (continued)" . The Richmond Dispatch . Richmond, Virginia . November 29, 1901. p. 9. Retrieved August 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Virginia's Plunging Won From Sewanee By Score of 23 to 5" . The Times . Vol. 16. November 29, 1901. ^ "1901 Virginia Cavaliers" . Archived from the original on February 25, 2015. Retrieved February 24, 2015 .
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