1915_Virginia_Orange_and_Blue_football_team

1915 Virginia Orange and Blue football team

1915 Virginia Orange and Blue football team

American college football season

The 1915 Virginia Orange and Blue football team represented the University of Virginia as a member of the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SAIAA) during the 1915 college football season. Led by Harry Varner in his first and only season as head coach, the Orange and Blue compiled an overall record of 8–1 with a mark of 2–0 in conference play, sharing the SAIAA title with Georgetown and Washington and Lee. The only blemish on Virginia's record was a loss to Harvard, whose only loss was to national champion Cornell. The team outscored its opponents 219 to 26 on the season. Virginia halfback Eugene Mayer was the south's first consensus All-American.

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References

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    "Virginia Blanks Yale with New Haven Tricks". The Sun. October 3, 1915. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Plunging Virginia backfield crumbles the frail Vanderbilt defense for overwhelming victory". The Birmingham Age-Herald. November 7, 1915. Retrieved May 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Virginia Crushes Carolina Hopes By Score Of 14 To 0". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 26, 1915. p. 1. Retrieved January 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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    "Virginia Crushes Carolina Hopes By Score Of 14 To 0 (continued)". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 26, 1915. p. 9. Retrieved January 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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    "1915 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results".
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