1896_Virginia_Orange_and_Blue_football_team

1896 Virginia Orange and Blue football team

1896 Virginia Orange and Blue football team

American college football season

The 1896 Virginia Orange and Bluefootball team represented the University of Virginia as an independent during the 1896 college football season. Led by first-year coach Martin V. Bergen, the team went 7–2–2 and claims a Southern championship.[1][2] W. A. Martin played at end.

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Season summary

Week 5: at Princeton

The Princeton Tigers defeated Virginia, 48 to 0; "the game was too one-sided to be interesting."[6]

References

  1. [1]
    "Champions of the South regardless of conference affiliation".
  2. [2]
    "The Virginians Are Still Champions". The Times-Picayune. November 27, 1896. p. 8. Retrieved August 14, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. [3]
    "Princeton 48, Virginia 0". The Boston Globe. October 22, 1896. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. [4]
    "Foot-Ball in Virginia". The Times. Library of Virginia. November 1, 1896. p. 6. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
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    "Virginian's Victorious". The Roanoke Times. Roanoke, Virginia. November 27, 1896. p. 1. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. [6]
    Presbrey, Frank; Moffatt, James Hugh (1901). Athletics at Princeton: A History. p. 374.
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