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 621 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

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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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