1895 Virginia Orange and Blue football team

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]

1895 Virginia Orange and Blue football
ConferenceIndependent
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
Guilford   –  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 Penn
L 0–541,500[4]
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[5]
November 282:30 p.m.vs. North Carolina
W 6–0> 6,000[6][7][8]

*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. "Penn's Colors Are Untarnished". October 20, 1895. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Virginia Won It". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. November 17, 1895. p. 16. Retrieved September 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  6. "The Great Game To-morrow". The Richmond Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 27, 1895. p. 3. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  7. "Virginia's Victory". The Richmond Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 29, 1895. p. 1. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  8. "Virginia Victorious (continued)". The Richmond Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 29, 1895. p. 6. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
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