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 coach
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
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

[4][5]

  • Virginia forfeits game due to major fire at UVA

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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