1900 Virginia Cavaliers football team

1900 Virginia Cavaliers football
Southern Champion
Conference Independent
1900 record 7–2–1
Head coach Archie Hoxton (2nd year)
Captain John Loyd
Home stadium Madison Hall Field

The 1900 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia in the 1900 college football season. Led by second year coach Archie Hoxton, the team went 7–2–1 and claims a Southern championship.[1] The team was captained by tackle John Loyd.[2][3] The Cavaliers defeated Sewanee 17 to 5 to give the school its first loss since 1897.[4]

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site Result
October 5, 1900 Washington & Lee Madison Hall Field • Charlottesville, VA W 28–0  
October 10, 1900 Richmond Madison Hall Field • Charlottesville, VA W 51–0  
October 13, 1900 Carlisle Madison Hall Field • Charlottesville, VA L 2–17  
October 20, 1900 Johns Hopkins Madison Hall Field • Charlottesville, VA W 20–0  
October 24, 1900 at VMI VMI Parade Ground • Lexington, VA T 0–0  
November 10, 1900 Gallaudet Madison Hall Field • Charlottesville, VA W 34–0  
November 14, 1900 Virginia Tech Madison Hall Field • Charlottesville, VA (Rivalry) W 17–5  
November 17, 1900 at Georgetown Georgetown Field • Washington, D. C. L 0–10  
November 24, 1900 North Carolina Madison Hall Field • Charlottesville, VA (South's Oldest Rivalry) W 17–0  
November 29, 1900 Sewanee Madison Hall Field • Charlottesville, VA W 17–5  
*Non-conference game.

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Players

Line

Backfield

Substitutes

Honors and awards

References

  1. ↑ "Champions of the South regardless of conference affiliation".
  2. ↑ "Novel Football Game At The University Tomorrow". Richmond Dispatch. October 7, 1902.
  3. ↑ "Virginia vs. Carolina . . .". Virginian-Pilot. November 18, 1900.
  4. ↑ "Virginia Wins Decisive Victory". The Times. November 30, 1900.
  5. ↑ "1900 Virginia Cavaliers". Retrieved February 24, 2015.