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 ]
Date Time Opponent Site Result Attendance Source October 2 Washington and Lee W 28–0[2]
October 5 Roanoke Madison Hall Field Charlottesville, VA W 68–0[3]
October 9 St. Albans Madison Hall Field Charlottesville, VA W 39–0[4]
October 12 Gallaudet Madison Hall Field Charlottesville, VA W 24–0[5]
October 16 at Penn L 5–205,000 [6]
October 24 vs. VMI Lynchburg, VA W 28–0
October 26 3:30 p.m. at VPI W 16–01,000 [7] [8]
November 16 at Georgetown L 16–176,000 [9]
November 23 vs. North Carolina Norfolk, VA (South's Oldest Rivalry )W 23–65,000 [10]
November 28 2:00 p.m. vs. Sewanee W 23–56,000 [11] [12] [13] [14]
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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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