1893 Virginia Cavaliers football team

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1893 Virginia Cavaliers football
ConferenceIndependent
1893 record8–3
Head coach
  • Johnny Poe (1st season)
CaptainJohn Penton
Home stadiumMadison Hall Field
Seasons
← 1892
1894 →
1893 Southern college football independents records
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Maryland   –   6 – 0 – 0
Texas   –   4 – 0 – 0
Central   –   2 – 0 – 0
Howard   –   2 – 0 – 0
North Carolina A&M   –   2 – 0 – 0
Vanderbilt   –   6 – 1 – 0
Auburn   –   3 – 0 – 2
Virginia   –   8 – 2 – 0
Ole Miss   –   4 – 1 – 0
Centre   –   4 – 1 – 0
Trinity (NC)   –   3 – 1 – 0
VMI   –   3 – 1 – 0
Kentucky State College   –   5 – 2 – 1
Delaware   –   2 – 1 – 0
Guilford   –   2 – 1 – 0
West Virginia   –   2 – 1 – 0
William & Mary   –   2 – 1 – 0
Navy   –   5 – 3 – 0
Richmond   –   3 – 2 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   2 – 1 – 1
Georgetown   –   4 – 4 – 0
Sewanee   –   3 – 3 – 0
Furman   –   1 – 1 – 0
Georgia   –   2 – 2 – 1
Western Maryland   –   1 – 1 – 0
Johns Hopkins   –   2 – 3 – 2
North Carolina   –   3 – 4 – 0
Tennessee   –   2 – 4 – 0
Tulane   –   1 – 2 – 0
Wake Forest   –   1 – 2 – 0
Hampden-Sydney   –   0 – 1 – 0
LSU   –   0 – 1 – 0
Maryville   –   0 – 1 – 0
Mercer   –   0 – 1 – 0
Wofford   –   0 – 1 – 0
VAMC   –   0 – 2 – 0
Alabama   –   0 – 4 – 0

The 1893 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia in the 1893 college football season. Led by first-year coach Johnny Poe, the team went 8–3 and claims a Southern championship.[1]

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 7Richmond
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 34–4
October 14Penn State
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 0–6
October 19vs. Washington YMCA
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 20–0
October 21at Navy
L 0–28
October 28Johns Hopkins
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 28–12
November 4Georgetown
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 24–28
November 11vs. Trinity (NC)Lynchburg, VAW 30–0
November 18at Georgetown
  • National Park
  • Washington, DC
W 58–0
November 22at Navy
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
W 12–0
November 25at VMILexington, VAW 22–0
November 302:00 p.m.vs. North Carolina
W 16–04,000[2][3]

References[]

  1. ^ "Champions of the South regardless of conference affiliation".
  2. ^ "Foot-ball". The Times. Richmond, Virginia. November 28, 1893. p. 6. Retrieved September 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  3. ^ "Win Fresh Laurels". The Richmond Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. December 1, 1893. p. 1. Retrieved September 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
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