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American college football season
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.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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October 2 | |
Franklin & Marshall | | W 38–0 | | |
October 9 | | St. Albans | - Madison Hall Field
- Charlottesville, VA
| W 14–0 | | |
October 13 | 3:41 p.m. | at
Penn | | L 0–42 | 3,000 |
[3] |
October 30 | | vs.
Georgia | | W 17–4 | | |
November 6 | |
Gallaudet | - Madison Hall Field
- Charlottesville, VA
| W 20–4 | | |
November 13 | | at
Navy | | L 0–4 | | |
November 18 | |
Columbian | - Madison Hall Field
- Charlottesville, VA
| W 10–0 | |
[4] |
November 25 | 3:00 p.m. | vs.
North Carolina | | W 12–0 | 4,000 |
[5]
[6]
[7] |
December 6 | | at
Vanderbilt | | T 0–0 | 2,400–4,000 |
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[9]
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"Champions of the South regardless of conference affiliation".
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^ George Magruder Battey (1922).
A History of Rome and Floyd County. Vol. 1. p. 347.
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"Quakers Score 42 Points On Virginia".
The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 14, 1897. p. 4. Retrieved March 22, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com
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"Columbian meets defeat". The Washington Times. November 19, 1897. Retrieved February 13, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Great Game Today".
The Richmond Dispatch.
Richmond, Virginia. November 25, 1897. p. 1. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com
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"Virginia Boys Win".
The Richmond Dispatch.
Richmond, Virginia. November 26, 1897. p. 1. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com
.
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"Virginia Boys Win (continued)".
The Richmond Dispatch.
Richmond, Virginia. November 26, 1897. p. 6. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com
.
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"Vanderbilt claims the championship". The Atlanta Journal. December 8, 1897. Retrieved December 16, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"1897 Virginia Cavaliers". Archived from
the original on February 25, 2015. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
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