1895 Virginia Cavaliers football team

The 1895 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia in 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]

1895 Virginia Cavaliers football
ConferenceIndependent
1895 record9–3
Head coach
CaptainJohn Penton
Home stadiumMadison Hall Field
1895 Southern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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
Wofford    3 1 0
Virginia    9 3 0
Navy    5 2 0
VAMC    4 2 0
Ole Miss    2 1 0
South Carolina    2 1 0
Tennessee    3 2 1
Tulane    3 2 0
Kentucky State    4 5 0
North Carolina A&M    1 2 1
Delaware    1 3 0
Centenary    1 1 0
Wake Forest    0 0 1
Marshall    0 1 1
Columbian    0 1 1
Catholic University    0 1 0
Oklahoma    0 1 0
Furman    0 2 0
Mississippi A&M    0 2 0
Richmond    0 5 1

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2Miller School
W 30–0
October 5VAMC
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)
W 38–0
October 9vs. Princeton
L 0–363,000[3]
October 12Maryland Athletic Club
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 20–0
October 19at PennL 0–54
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[4]
November 282:30 p.m.vs. North CarolinaW 6–0> 6,000[5][6][7]

*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. "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.
  4. "Virginia Won It". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. November 17, 1895. p. 16. Retrieved September 15, 2021 via Newspapers.com .
  5. "The Great Game To-morrow". The Richmond Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 27, 1895. p. 3. Retrieved September 14, 2021 via Newspapers.com .
  6. "Virginia's Victory". The Richmond Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 29, 1895. p. 1. Retrieved September 14, 2021 via Newspapers.com .
  7. "Virginia Victorious (continued)". The Richmond Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 29, 1895. p. 6. Retrieved September 14, 2021 via Newspapers.com .
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