1897 Virginia Cavaliers football team

The 1897 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia in the 1897 college football season. Led by second-year coach Martin Bergen, the team went 6–2–1 and claims a Southern co-championship.[1] The Cavaliers tied Vanderbilt in the southern championship game. The Georgia game saw the death of Richard Von Albade Gammon.[2] The team's captain was James Morrison.

1897 Virginia Cavaliers football
ConferenceIndependent
1897 record6–2–1
Head coach
CaptainJames Morrison
Home stadiumMadison Hall Field
1897 Southern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Oklahoma   –    2 –0 –0
Arkansas   –    2 –0 –1
Navy   –    8 –1 –0
Virginia   –    6 –2 –1
Add-Ran   –    3 –1 –0
VPI   –    5 –2 –0
North Carolina   –    7 –3 –0
VMI   –    3 –2 –0
Guilford   –    2 –1 –0
West Virginia   –    5 –4 –1
Davidson   –    1 –1 –0
Richmond   –    3 –5 –0
North Carolina A&M   –    1 –2 –0
Texas A&M   –    1 –2 –0
Delaware   –    1 –5 –1
William & Mary   –    0 –1 –0
Marshall   –    0 –3 –0
South Carolina   –    0 –3 –0

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
October 2Franklin & Marshall
W 38–0
October 9St. Albans
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 14–0
October 13at PennL 0–42
October 30at GeorgiaW 17–4
November 6Gallaudet
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 20–4
November 13at NavyL 0–4
November 18Columbian University
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 10–0
November 25vs. North CarolinaRichmond, VA (South's Oldest Rivalry)W 12–0
December 6at VanderbiltT 0–0

[3][4]

References

  1. "Champions of the South regardless of conference affiliation".
  2. George Magruder Battey (1922). A History of Rome and Floyd County. 1. p. 347.
  3. "1897 Virginia Cavaliers". Archived from the original on February 25, 2015. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
  4. "All-time results". Retrieved February 25, 2015.
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