1905 Virginia Orange and Blue football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–4
Head coach
CaptainMerritt Cooke Jr.
Home stadiumMadison Hall Field
1905 Southern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Tusculum   –  1 –0 –0
Stetson   –  4 –0 –1
VPI   –  9 –1 –0
Navy   –  10 –1 –1
Grant   –  6 –1 –0
Kentucky University   –  7 –0 –3
Oklahoma   –  7 –2 –0
Washington and Lee   –  7 –2 –0
Texas A&M   –  7 –2 –0
Marshall   –  6 –2 –0
North Carolina A&M   –  4 –1 –1
West Virginia   –  6 –3 –0
Kentucky State College   –  6 –3 –1
South Carolina   –  4 –2 –1
Maryland   –  6 –4 –0
Central State Normal   –  4 –3 –1
North Carolina   –  4 –3 –1
Virginia   –  5 –4 –0
Catholic University   –  0 –0 –1
TCU   –  4 –4 –0
Delaware   –  3 –4 –1
The Citadel   –  2 –3 –1
Richmond   –  3 –5 –2
George Washington   –  3 –4 –2
Davidson   –  3 –4 –0
Howard (AL)   –  1 –2 –1
VMI   –  2 –5 –1
Oklahoma A&M   –  1 –4 –2
Arkansas   –  2 –6 –0
Kendall   –  1 –3 –0
Georgetown   –  2 –7 –0
Goldey College   –  1 –4 –0
Baylor   –  1 –6 –0
Louisiana Industrial   –  0 –1 –0

The 1905 Virginia Orange and Blue football team represented the University of Virginia as an independent during the 1905 college football season. Led by first-year head coach William C. "King" Cole, the Orange and Blue compiled a record of 6–4.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Randolph–Macon
W 59–0
September 30St. John's (MD)
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 30–5
October 7North Carolina A&M
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 10–0
October 14vs. Carlisle
L 0–128,000[1]
October 213:00 p.m.vs. Bucknell
W 15–112,500[2][3][4]
October 27Davidson
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 11–0[5]
November 43:00 p.m.VPI
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)
L 0–11
November 11at George Washington
W 55–0[6]
November 18at Navy
L 0–22
November 302:30 p.m.vs. North Carolina
L 0–1712,000[7][8]

References

  1. ↑ "Virginians Are Overpowered by "Redskins"". The Times Dispatch. October 15, 1905. pp. 1, 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Bucknell And Virginia". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. October 21, 1905. p. 5. Retrieved September 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ↑ "Virginia Beats Heavy Bucknell". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. October 22, 1905. p. 15. Retrieved September 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ↑ "Virginia Beats Heavy Bucknell (continued)". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. October 22, 1905. p. 16. Retrieved September 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ↑ "Victory Won By Virginia Sweat". The News and Observer. October 28, 1905. Retrieved October 11, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Virginians too heavy - They down George Washington by score of 55 to 0". The Washington Post. November 12, 1905. Retrieved February 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "U. Of V. Downed By The Tarheels". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. December 1, 1905. p. 1. Retrieved September 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ↑ "U. Of V. Downed By The Tarheels (continued)". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. December 1, 1905. p. 7. Retrieved September 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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