1892 Virginia Cavaliers football team

1892 Virginia Cavaliers football
Southern Co-Champion
Conference Independent
1892 record 3–2–1
Head coach Unknown
Captain Richard S. Thomas Jr.
Home stadium Madison Hall Field

The 1892 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia in the 1892 college football season. The team had no known coach, andwent 3–2–1 and claims a Southern championship even though it was defeated by North Carolina in a rematch.[1] Those games with UNC mark the beginning of the so-called South's Oldest Rivalry.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site Result
October 11, 1892 Penn Madison Hall Field • Charlottesville, VA L 0–32  
October 22, 1892 North Carolina Madison Hall Field • Charlottesville, VA (South's Oldest Rivalry) W 30–18  
October 29, 1892 vs. Sewanee Richmond, VA W 30–0  
November 16, 1892 Georgetown Madison Hall Field • Charlottesville, VA T 4–4  
November 24, 1892 vs. Trinity Atlanta, GA W 46–4  
November 26, 1892 vs. North Carolina Atlanta, GA (South's Oldest Rivalry) L 0–26  
*Non-conference game.

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References

  1. ↑ "Champions of the South regardless of conference affiliation".
  2. ↑ "1892 Virginia Cavaliers". Retrieved February 24, 2015.
  3. ↑ "All-time results". Retrieved February 25, 2015.