1916 Virginia Cavaliers football team

The 1916 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia as a member of the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SAIAA) during the 1916 college football season. Led by Peyton Evans in his first and only season as head coach, Virginia compiled an overall record of 4–5 with a mark of 2–1 in conference play, tying for fifth place in the SAIAA.

1916 Virginia Cavaliers football
ConferenceSouth Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1916 record4–5 (2–1 SAIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumLambeth Field
1916 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
VPI $ 4 –0 –07 –2 –0
Georgetown 2 –0 –08 –1 –0
Washington and Lee 1 –0 –05 –2 –2
George Washington 2 –1 –03 –3 –1
North Carolina 2 –1 –05 –4 –0
Catholic University 2 –1 –04 –4 –0
Virginia 2 –1 –04 –5 –0
Davidson 1 –2 –05 –3 –1
Richmond 1 –3 –15 –4 –2
VMI 1 –4 –04 –5 –0
St. John's (MD) 0 –1 –00 –1 –0
William & Mary 0 –2 –12 –5 –2
Johns Hopkins 0 –2 –00 –2 –0
North Carolina A&M 0 –4 –02 –5 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
September 30Davidson
W 14–0
October 7at Yale*
L 3–61[1]
October 14Richmond
  • Lambeth Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 21–0
October 21Georgia*
  • Lambeth Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 7–13
October 28at Vanderbilt*
L 6–27
November 4Harvard*
L 0–51
November 11South Carolina*
  • Lambeth Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 35–6[2]
November 18VMI
  • Lambeth Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 20–7
November 302:30 p.m.vs. North Carolina
L 0–7[3][4][5][6][7]

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References
  1. "Yale Crushes Virginia Beneath 61 to 3 Defeat". The Hartford Courant. October 8, 1916. p. 31 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Virginia team wins from South Carolina". The Times Dispatch. November 12, 1916. Retrieved January 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Football Classic Event Of To-Day". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 30, 1916. p. 1. Retrieved January 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
  4. "Football Classic Event Of To-Day (continued)". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 30, 1916. p. 5. Retrieved January 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
  5. "Carolina Wins From Virginia By Score of 7 To 0". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. December 1, 1916. p. 1. Retrieved January 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
  6. "Carolina Wins From Virginia By Score of 7 To 0 (continued)". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. December 1, 1916. p. 8. Retrieved January 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
  7. "Carolinians Victorious After Eight Consecutive Defeats". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. December 1, 1916. p. 8. Retrieved January 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
  8. "1916 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results".
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