1894 Virginia Orange and Blue football
ConferenceIndependent
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
Kentucky State College   –  5 –1 –0
VAMC   –  4 –1 –0
Virginia   –  8 –2 –0
Centre   –  3 –1 –0
Alabama   –  3 –1 –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

The 1894 Virginia Orange and Blue football team represented the University of Virginia as an independent during the 1894 college football season. Led by second-year coach Johnny Poe, the team went 8–2 and claims a Southern championship.[1]

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. Penn
L 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]

[8]

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 Open access icon.
  3. ↑ "Study Young Kickers". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, MD. October 16, 1894. p. 8. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ↑ "Not Much Foot-ball". The Richmond Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. October 19, 1894. p. 3. Retrieved September 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ↑ "Gave The Quakers A Shock". The Washington Times. Washington, D.C. October 27, 1894. p. 3. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  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 Open access icon.
  8. ↑ "1894 Virginia Cavaliers". Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
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