1894 Virginia Cavaliers football team

The 1894 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia in the 1894 college football season. Led by second-year coach Johnny Poe, the team went 82 and claims a Southern championship.[1]

1894 Virginia Cavaliers football
ConferenceIndependent
1894 record8–2
Head coach
CaptainJohn Penton
Home stadiumMadison Hall Field
1894 Southern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
VMI    6 0 0
Hampden–Sydney    1 0 0
Tennessee    2 0 2
Vanderbilt    7 1 0
Ole Miss    6 1 0
Texas    6 1 0
Georgia    5 1 0
VAMC    4 1 0
Virginia    8 2 0
Centre    3 1 0
Alabama    3 1 0
Kentucky State College    5 2 0
Navy    4 1 2
North Carolina    6 3 0
Arkansas    2 1 0
LSU    2 1 0
West Virginia    2 2 0
Texas A&M    1 1 0
Delaware    1 1 0
Georgetown    4 5 0
Sewanee    3 4 0
Auburn    1 3 0
Johns Hopkins    1 4 1
Richmond    0 4 2
Centenary    0 1 0
Trinity (NC)    0 1 0
William & Mary    0 1 0
North Carolina A&M    0 2 0
South Carolina    0 2 0
Georgia Tech    0 3 0
Tulane    0 4 0

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2Richmond
W 48–0
October 6Baltimore City College
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 36–0
October 152:00 p.m.vs. Princeton
L 0–12[2][3]
October 18at Richmond
W 28–0[4]
October 20Johns Hopkins
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 76–0
October 26vs. PennL 6–142,500[5]
November 3Rutgers
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 20–4[6]
November 13Fort Monroe
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 102–0
November 20West Philadelphia Athletic Club
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 64–0
November 29vs. North Carolina
  • West-End Park
  • Richmond, VA (rivalry)
W 34–06,000[7]

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References

  1. "Champions of the South regardless of conference affiliation".
  2. "Ready For Tackling". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, MD. October 15, 1894. p. 8. Retrieved September 14, 2021 via Newspapers.com .
  3. "Study Young Kickers". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, MD. October 16, 1894. p. 8. Retrieved September 14, 2021 via Newspapers.com .
  4. "Not Much Foot-ball". The Richmond Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. October 19, 1894. p. 3. Retrieved September 13, 2021 via Newspapers.com .
  5. "Gave The Quakers A Shock". The Washington Times. Washington, D.C. October 27, 1894. p. 3. Retrieved September 14, 2021 via Newspapers.com .
  6. "University of Virginia and Rutgers". The Times (Philadelphia). November 4, 1894. p. 8 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Orange And Blue". The Times. Richmond, Virginia. November 30, 1894. p. 3. Retrieved September 14, 2021 via Newspapers.com .
  8. "1894 Virginia Cavaliers". Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
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