American college football season
1901 Virginia Cavaliers football Conference Independent 1901 record 8–2 Head coach Captain Robert M. Coleman Home stadium Madison Hall Field Seasons
The 1901 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia in the 1901 college football season . Led by first year coach Westley Abbott , the team went 8–2 and claims a Southern championship.[1]
Several Virginia players were selected All-Southern , including Christie Benet , later a United States Senator for South Carolina , and Bradley Walker , later a Nashville attorney and prominent referee . Other All-Southerns were captains Robert M. Coleman , Buck Harris , and Ed Tutwiler .
Schedule [ ]
Date Time Opponent Site Result Attendance Source October 2 Washington and Lee Madison Hall Field Charlottesville, VA W 28–0[2]
October 5 Roanoke Madison Hall Field Charlottesville, VA W 68–0[3]
October 9 St. Albans Madison Hall Field Charlottesville, VA W 39–0[4]
October 12 Gallaudet Madison Hall Field Charlottesville, VA W 24–0[5]
October 16 at Penn Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA L 5–205,000 [6]
October 24 vs. VMI Lynchburg, VA W 28–0
October 26 3:30 p.m. at VPI W 16–01,000 [7] [8]
November 16 at Georgetown Georgetown Field Washington, DC L 16–176,000 [9]
November 23 vs. North Carolina Norfolk, VA (South's Oldest Rivalry )W 23–65,000 [10]
November 28 vs. Sewanee Richmond, VA W 23–5[11]
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Players [ ]
Starters [ ]
Line [ ]
Player
Position
Games started
Hometown
Prep school
Height
Weight
Age
Christie Benet
right tackle
Abbeville, South Carolina
Buck Harris
left guard
San Antonio, Texas
164
Alexis Hobson
left end
Richmond, Virginia
150
B. S. Moore
right guard
Bradley Walker
left tackle/fullback
Nashville, Tennessee
6'3"
198
H. Dorsey Waters
center
Bob Williams
right end
Bland, Virginia
Backfield [ ]
Player
Position
Games started
Hometown
Prep school
Height
Weight
Age
Robert M. Coleman
left halfback
Lexington, Kentucky
142
F. C. Harris
fullback
Burnley Lankford
right halfback
Ed Tutwiler
quarterback
Birmingham, Alabama
Substitutes [ ]
Player
Position
R. D. Cooke
left halfback
C. P. MacGill
left end
J. A. Mason
quarterback
C. C. St. John
halfback
Honors and awards [ ]
References [ ]
^ "Champions of the South regardless of conference affiliation" .
^ "Varsity Won Its Opening Game" . The Times . Vol. 16. October 3, 1901.
^ "Roanoke No Match For Varsity Team" . The Times . Vol. 16. October 6, 1901.
^ "Varsity, 39; St. Albans, 0" . The Times . Vol. 16. October 10, 1901.
^ "Varsity Wins from Gallaudet" . The Times . Vol. 16. October 13, 1901.
^ "Virginia Scored Against Pennsy" . The Times . Vol. 16. October 17, 1901.
^ " 'Varsity Triumphant Over Polytechnics" . The Times . Library of Virginia. October 27, 1901. p. 1. Retrieved November 23, 2015 .
^ "Great Foot-Ball Day" . Richmond Dispatch . Library of Virginia. October 27, 1901. p. 1. Retrieved November 23, 2015 .
^ "Polytechs Defeat Maryland, Virginia Loses Close Game, Princeton Beaten By Yale" . The Times . November 17, 1901.
^ "Orange and Blue Win; Hold Pennant Still" . The Times . Vol. 16. November 24, 1901.
^ "Virginia's Plunging Won From Sewanee By Score of 23 to 5" . The Times . Vol. 16. November 29, 1901.
^ "1901 Virginia Cavaliers" . Archived from the original on February 25, 2015. Retrieved February 24, 2015 .
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