American college football season
The 1897 Virginia Orange and Blue football team represented the University of Virginia as an independent the 1897 college football season. Led by second-year coach Martin Bergen, the team went 6–2–1 and claims a Southern co-championship.[1] The Cavaliers tied Vanderbilt in the southern championship game. The Georgia game saw the death of Richard Von Albade Gammon.[2] The team's captain was James Morrison.
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- ^ "Champions of the South regardless of conference affiliation".
- ^ George Magruder Battey (1922). A History of Rome and Floyd County. Vol. 1. p. 347.
- ^ "Quakers Score 42 Points On Virginia". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 14, 1897. p. 4. Retrieved March 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Columbian meets defeat". The Washington Times. November 19, 1897. Retrieved February 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Great Game Today". The Richmond Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 25, 1897. p. 1. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Virginia Boys Win". The Richmond Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 26, 1897. p. 1. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Virginia Boys Win (continued)". The Richmond Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 26, 1897. p. 6. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Vanderbilt claims the championship". The Atlanta Journal. December 8, 1897. Retrieved December 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1897 Virginia Cavaliers". Archived from the original on February 25, 2015. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
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