1896 Virginia Cavaliers football team

1896 Virginia Cavaliers football
Southern Champion
Conference Independent
1896 record 7–2–2
Head coach Martin Bergen (1st year)
Captain Paul Lee Cocke
Home stadium Madison Hall Field

The 1896 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia in the 1896 college football season. Led by first year coach Martin Bergen, the team went 7–2–2 and claims a Southern championship.[1]

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site Result
October 3, 1896 Hampton Athletic Club Madison Hall Field • Charlottesville, VA T 10–10  
October 10, 1896 Miller School Madison Hall Field • Charlottesville, VA W 26–2  
October 14, 1896 at Penn Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA L 0–20  
October 17, 1896 St. Johns Madison Hall Field • Charlottesville, VA W 48–0  
October 21, 1896 at Princeton Princeton, NJ L 0–48  
October 31, 1896 Virginia Tech Madison Hall Field • Charlottesville, VA (Rivalry) W 44–0  
November 2, 1896 St. Albans Madison Hall Field • Charlottesville, VA W 6–0  
November 11, 1896 vs. VMI Lynchburg, VA W 46–0  
November 14, 1896 at Hampton Athletic Club T 6–6  
November 21, 1896 Gallaudet Madison Hall Field • Charlottesville, VA W 6–0  
November 26, 1896 vs. North Carolina Richmond, VA (South's Oldest Rivalry) W 46–0  
*Non-conference game.

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Season summary

Week 5: at Princeton

The Princeton Tigers defeated Virginia 48 to 0, "the game was too one-sided to be interesting."[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Champions of the South regardless of conference affiliation".
  2. ↑ "1896 Virginia Cavaliers". Retrieved February 24, 2015.
  3. ↑ "All-time results". Retrieved February 25, 2015.
  4. ↑ Athletics at Princeton: A History. p. 374.