1898 Virginia Cavaliers football team

The 1898 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia in the 1898 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Joseph Massie, the team went 65. The Cavaliers defeated Vanderbilt at Louisville in the South's most anticipated game.[1] The team's captain was Harris T. Collier.

1898 Virginia Cavaliers football
ConferenceIndependent
1898 record6–5
Head coach
CaptainHarris T. Collier
Home stadiumMadison Hall Field
1898 Southern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
North Carolina      9 0 0
Central      3 0 1
Oklahoma      2 0 0
Navy      7 1 0
West Virginia      6 1 0
Marshall      4 1 0
Georgetown      7 3 0
Texas A&M      4 2 0
VMI      4 2 0
Arkansas Industrial      2 1 0
Centre      2 1 2
VPI      3 2 0
Virginia      6 5 0
Richmond      3 3 1
Davidson      1 1 0
William & Mary      1 1 0
South Carolina      1 2 0
Delaware      2 5 2
Maryland      2 6 1
Add-Ran      1 3 1

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
October 1St. Albans
W 16–0
October 12PennL 0–40
October 15Gallaudet
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 16–0
October 29Columbian University
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 47–0
November 2PrincetonPrinceton, NJL 0–12
November 5at Maryland Medical College
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 6–0
November 8at Georgetown
W 12–0
November 12vs. VanderbiltW 18–0
November 14vs. West VirginiaCharleston, WVL 0–6
November 19Navy
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 0–6
November 24vs. North CarolinaRichmond, VA (South's Oldest Rivalry)L 2–6

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Coaching staff

References

  1. "The Football Teams of the South". The Courier-Journal. October 2, 1898. p. 18. Retrieved August 14, 2008 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "1898 Virginia Cavaliers". Archived from the original on November 30, 2015. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
  3. "All-time results". Retrieved February 25, 2015.
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