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1897 Virginia Orange and Blue football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–2–1
Head coach
CaptainJames Morrison
Home stadiumMadison Hall Field
Seasons
← 1896
1898 →
1897 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Oklahoma   –   2 – 0 – 0
Arkansas   –   2 – 0 – 1
Navy   –   8 – 1 – 0
Virginia   –   6 – 2 – 1
Add-Ran   –   3 – 1 – 0
Washington and Lee   –   3 – 1 – 0
VPI   –   5 – 2 – 0
North Carolina   –   7 – 3 – 0
VMI   –   3 – 2 – 0
Guilford   –   2 – 1 – 0
West Virginia   –   5 – 4 – 1
Davidson   –   1 – 1 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   1 – 1 – 0
Columbian   –   4 – 5 – 1
Richmond   –   3 – 5 – 0
North Carolina A&M   –   1 – 2 – 0
Texas A&M   –   1 – 2 – 0
Delaware   –   1 – 5 – 1
William & Mary   –   0 – 1 – 0
Marshall   –   0 – 3 – 0
South Carolina   –   0 – 3 – 0

The 1897 Virginia Orange and Blue football team represented the University of Virginia as an independent the 1897 college football season. Led by second-year coach Martin Bergen, the team went 6–2–1 and claims a Southern co-championship.[1] The Cavaliers tied Vanderbilt in the southern championship game. The Georgia game saw the death of Richard Von Albade Gammon.[2] The team's captain was James Morrison.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2Franklin & Marshall
W 38–0
October 9St. Albans
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 14–0
October 133:41 p.m.at Penn
L 0–423,000[3]
October 30vs. Georgia
W 17–4
November 6Gallaudet
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 20–4
November 13at Navy
L 0–4
November 18Columbian
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 10–0[4]
November 253:00 p.m.vs. North Carolina
W 12–04,000[5][6][7]
December 6at Vanderbilt
T 0–02,400–4,000[8]

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References

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  1. ^ "Champions of the South regardless of conference affiliation".
  2. ^ George Magruder Battey (1922). A History of Rome and Floyd County. Vol. 1. p. 347.
  3. ^ "Quakers Score 42 Points On Virginia". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 14, 1897. p. 4. Retrieved March 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Columbian meets defeat". The Washington Times. November 19, 1897. Retrieved February 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Great Game Today". The Richmond Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 25, 1897. p. 1. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Virginia Boys Win". The Richmond Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 26, 1897. p. 1. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Virginia Boys Win (continued)". The Richmond Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 26, 1897. p. 6. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Vanderbilt claims the championship". The Atlanta Journal. December 8, 1897. Retrieved December 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "1897 Virginia Cavaliers". Archived from the original on February 25, 2015. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
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