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 coachHarry Arista Mackey (1st season)
CaptainJohn Penton
Home stadiumMadison Hall Field
1895 Southern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W 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
Wake Forest      0 0 1
Marshall      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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
October 2Miller School
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
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 16vs. VanderbiltAtlanta, GAW 6–43,000
November 28vs. North CarolinaRichmond, VA (South's Oldest Rivalry)W 6–0

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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. "1895 Virginia Cavaliers". Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
  5. "All-time results". Retrieved February 25, 2015.
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