1893 Virginia Orange and Blue football team

The 1893 Virginia Orange and Blue football team represented the University of Virginia as an independent during the 1893 college football season. Led by first-year coach Johnny Poe, the team went 8–3 and claims a Southern championship.[1]

1893 Virginia Orange and Blue football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–3
Head coach
CaptainJohn Penton
Home stadiumMadison Hall Field
1893 Southern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Maryland    6 0 0
Texas    4 0 0
Central    2 0 0
Howard    2 0 0
North Carolina A&M    2 0 0
Vanderbilt    6 1 0
Auburn    3 0 2
Virginia    8 2 0
Ole Miss    4 1 0
Centre    4 1 0
Trinity (NC)    3 1 0
VMI    3 1 0
Kentucky State College    5 2 1
Delaware    2 1 0
Guilford    2 1 0
West Virginia    2 1 0
William & Mary    2 1 0
Navy    5 3 0
Richmond    3 2 0
Georgia Tech    2 1 1
Georgetown    4 4 0
Sewanee    3 3 0
Furman    1 1 0
Georgia    2 2 1
Western Maryland    1 1 0
Johns Hopkins    2 3 2
North Carolina    3 4 0
Tennessee    2 4 0
Tulane    1 2 0
Wake Forest    1 2 0
Hampden-Sydney    0 1 0
LSU    0 1 0
Maryville (TN)    0 1 0
Mercer    0 1 0
Wofford    0 1 0
VAMC    0 2 0
Alabama    0 4 0

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 7Richmond
W 34–4
October 14Penn State
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 0–6
October 19vs. Washington YMCA
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 20–0
October 21at NavyL 0–28
October 28Johns Hopkins
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 28–12
November 4Georgetown
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 24–28
November 11vs. Trinity (NC)Lynchburg, VAW 30–0
November 18at Georgetown
W 58–0
November 22at Navy
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
W 12–0
November 25at VMILexington, VAW 22–0
November 302:00 p.m.vs. North CarolinaW 16–04,000[2][3]

References

  1. "Champions of the South regardless of conference affiliation".
  2. "Foot-ball". The Times. Richmond, Virginia. November 28, 1893. p. 6. Retrieved September 13, 2021 via Newspapers.com open access.
  3. "Win Fresh Laurels". The Richmond Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. December 1, 1893. p. 1. Retrieved September 13, 2021 via Newspapers.com open access.
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