1898 Virginia Orange and Blue football team

The 1898 Virginia Orange and Blue football team represented the University of Virginia as an independent during the 1898 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Joseph Massie, the team compiled a record of 6–5. The Orange and Blue defeated Vanderbilt at Louisville in the South's most anticipated game.[1] The team's captain was Harris T. Collier.

1898 Virginia Orange and Blue football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–5
Head coach
CaptainHarris T. Collier
Home stadiumMadison Hall Field
Seasons
← 1897
1899 →
1898 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
North Carolina     9 0 0
Central (KY)     3 0 1
Oklahoma     2 0 0
Navy     7 1 0
West Virginia     6 1 0
Marshall     4 1 0
Georgetown     7 3 0
Texas A&M     4 2 0
VMI     4 2 0
Arkansas Industrial     2 1 0
Centre     2 1 2
VPI     3 2 0
Virginia     6 5 0
Richmond     3 3 1
Davidson     1 1 0
William & Mary     1 1 0
South Carolina     1 2 0
Delaware     2 5 2
Columbian     3 6 0
Add-Ran     1 3 1
Maryland     2 6 1
Guilford     0 3 0

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 1St. Albans
W 16–0
October 12PennL 0–40
October 15Gallaudet
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 16–0
October 29Columbian
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 47–0[2]
November 2at PrincetonPrinceton, NJL 0–12[3]
November 5Maryland Medical College
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 6–0
November 8at Georgetown
W 12–0
November 12vs. VanderbiltW 18–0[4]
November 14vs. West VirginiaCharleston, WVL 0–6
November 19Navy
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 0–6
November 242:30 p.m.vs. North CarolinaL 2–6[5][6]

Coaching staff edit

References edit

  1. ^ "The Football Teams of the South". The Courier-Journal. October 2, 1898. p. 18. Retrieved August 14, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.  
  2. ^ "Virginia, 47; Columbian, 0 - Line bucking was successful tactics of the winners". The Richmond Times. October 30, 1898. Retrieved February 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Tigers Play Disappointing: Virginia Holds Princeton Down to Two Touchdowns Scored in the First Half". Chicago Tribune. November 3, 1898. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Victory for the Orange and Blue". The Courier-Journal. November 13, 1898. Retrieved April 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Blue And White Win". The Richmond Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 25, 1898. p. 1. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  6. ^ "Blue And White Win (continued)". The Richmond Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 25, 1898. p. 6. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .