1894 Virginia Cavaliers football team

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1894 Virginia Cavaliers football
ConferenceIndependent
1894 record8–2
Head coach
  • Johnny Poe (2nd season)
CaptainJohn Penton
Home stadiumMadison Hall Field
Seasons
← 1893
1895 →
1894 Southern college football independents records
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
VMI   –   6 – 0 – 0
Hampden–Sydney   –   1 – 0 – 0
Tennessee   –   2 – 0 – 2
Vanderbilt   –   7 – 1 – 0
Ole Miss   –   6 – 1 – 0
Texas   –   6 – 1 – 0
Georgia   –   5 – 1 – 0
VAMC   –   4 – 1 – 0
Virginia   –   8 – 2 – 0
Centre   –   3 – 1 – 0
Alabama   –   3 – 1 – 0
Kentucky State College   –   5 – 2 – 0
Navy   –   4 – 1 – 2
North Carolina   –   6 – 3 – 0
Arkansas   –   2 – 1 – 0
LSU   –   2 – 1 – 0
West Virginia   –   2 – 2 – 0
Texas A&M   –   1 – 1 – 0
Delaware   –   1 – 1 – 0
Georgetown   –   4 – 5 – 0
Sewanee   –   3 – 4 – 0
Auburn   –   1 – 3 – 0
Johns Hopkins   –   1 – 4 – 1
Richmond   –   0 – 4 – 2
Centenary   –   0 – 1 – 0
Trinity (NC)   –   0 – 1 – 0
William & Mary   –   0 – 1 – 0
North Carolina A&M   –   0 – 2 – 0
South Carolina   –   0 – 2 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   0 – 3 – 0
Tulane   –   0 – 4 – 0

The 1894 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia in the 1894 college football season. Led by second-year coach Johnny Poe, the team went 8–2 and claims a Southern championship.[1]

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2Richmond
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 48–0
October 6Baltimore City College
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 36–0
October 152:00 p.m.vs. Princeton
  • Catonsville Country Cub
  • Catonsville , MD
L 0–12[2][3]
October 18at Richmond
  • West-End Park
  • Richmond, VA
W 28–0[4]
October 20Johns Hopkins
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 76–0
October 26vs. Penn
L 6–142,500[5]
November 3Rutgers
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 20–4
November 13Fort Monroe
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 102–0
November 20West Philadelphia Athletic Club
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 64–0
November 29vs. North Carolina
  • West-End Park
  • Richmond, VA (rivalry)
W 34–06,000[6]

[7]

References[]

  1. ^ "Champions of the South regardless of conference affiliation".
  2. ^ "Ready For Tackling". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, MD. October 15, 1894. p. 8. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  3. ^ "Study Young Kickers". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, MD. October 16, 1894. p. 8. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  4. ^ "Not Much Foot-ball". The Richmond Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. October 19, 1894. p. 3. Retrieved September 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  5. ^ "Gave The Quakers A Shock". The Washington Times. Washington, D.C. October 27, 1894. p. 3. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  6. ^ "Orange And Blue". The Times. Richmond, Virginia. November 30, 1894. p. 3. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  7. ^ "1894 Virginia Cavaliers". Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
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