1901 Virginia Cavaliers football team

1901 Virginia Cavaliers football
Southern Champion
Conference Independent
1901 record 8–2
Head coach Westley Abbott (1st year)
Captain Robert M. Coleman
Home stadium Madison Hall Field

The 1901 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia in the 1901 college football season. Led by first year coach Westley Abbott, the team went 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

Date Time Opponent Site Result
October 2, 1901 Washington and Lee Madison Hall Field • Charlottesville, VA W 28–0  
October 5, 1901 Roanoke Madison Hall Field • Charlottesville, VA W 68–0  
October 9, 1901 St. Albans Madison Hall Field • Charlottesville, VA W 39–0  
October 12, 1901 Gallaudet Madison Hall Field • Charlottesville, VA W 24–0  
October 16, 1901 at Penn Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA L 5–20  
October 24, 1901 vs. VMI Lynchburg, VA W 28–0  
October 26, 1901 at Virginia Tech (Rivalry) W 16–0  
November 16, 1901 at Georgetown Georgetown Field • Washington, D. C. L 16–17  
November 23, 1901 vs. North Carolina Norfolk, VA (South's Oldest Rivalry) W 23–6  
November 28, 1901 vs. Sewanee Richmond, VA W 23–5  
*Non-conference game.

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Players

Starters

Line

Backfield

Substitutes

Honors and awards

References

  1. ↑ "Champions of the South regardless of conference affiliation".
  2. ↑ "1901 Virginia Cavaliers". Retrieved February 24, 2015.