1891 Virginia Orange and Blue football team

The 1891 Virginia Orange and Blue football team represented the University of Virginia as an independent during the 1891 college football season.

1891 Virginia Orange and Blue football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–1–2
Head coach
  • None
CaptainOliver W. Catchings
Home stadiumMadison Hall Field
Seasons
← 1890
1892 →
1891 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Trinity (NC)     3 0 0
Wake Forest     1 0 0
VMI     3 0 1
Vanderbilt     3 1 0
Navy     5 2 0
Virginia     2 1 2
Delaware     5 3 1
Kentucky State College     1 1 0
Georgetown     2 2 0
Sewanee     1 2 0
Central (KY)     0 1 0
Furman     0 1 0
Tennessee     0 1 0
West Virginia     0 1 0
Johns Hopkins     0 2 0
Mercer     0 2 0
North Carolina     0 2 0
Richmond     0 2 0

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
November 14vs. St. John's (MD)
W 34–0
November 16Schuylkill Navy
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
T 16–16
November 20Lafayette
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
T 6–6
November 23Princeton JV
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 12–0
November 28vs. Trinity (NC)L 0–201,200[1][2]

References edit

  1. ^ "Trinity Team Triumphant". The Times. Richmond, Virginia. November 29, 1891. p. 5. Retrieved September 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  2. ^ "Trinity on Top". The State Chronicle. December 1, 1891. p. 4. Retrieved March 2, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.