1902 Virginia Cavaliers football team

1902 Virginia Cavaliers football
1902 Virginia Cavaliers football
Southern champion
Conference	Independent
1902 record	8–1–1
Head coach	John de Saulles (1st season);
Captain	H. Dorsey Waters
Home stadium	Madison Hall Field
	Seasons ← 1901 1903 →

The 1902 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia in the 1902 college football season. Led by first year coach John de Saulles, the team went 8–1–1 and claims a Southern championship.^[1]

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 30		Washington and Lee	Madison Hall Field Charlottesville, VA	W 16–0
October 4		St Albans	Madison Hall Field Charlottesville, VA	W 15–0
October 11		at Nashville	Nashville, TN	W 27–0
October 18		at Kentucky University	Lexington, KY	W 12–0
October 25		St. John's (MD)	Madison Hall Field Charlottesville, VA	W 22–0
November 1		Davidson	Madison Hall Field Charlottesville, VA	W 35–0
November 8		vs. Lehigh	American League Park Washington, DC	L 6–34	3,000	^[2]
November 15	4:00 p.m.	VPI	Lambeth Field Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)	W 6–0	1,000	^[3]
November 22		vs. Carlisle	Norfolk, VA	W 6–5
November 27		vs. North Carolina	Broad Street Park Richmond, VA (South's Oldest Rivalry)	T 12–12	4,000	^[4]^[5]

Honors and awards[]

All-Southern: Thomas Bronston, Henry Johnson, Walter Council, John Pollard.

References[]

^ "Champions of the South regardless of conference affiliation".
^ "Lehigh, 34; Virginia, 6". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. November 9, 1902. p. 6. Retrieved September 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "'Varsity Defeats Blacksburg Cadets". The Times. Library of Virginia. November 16, 1902. p. 1. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
^ "The Honors Are Even". The Richmond Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 28, 1902. p. 1. Retrieved September 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "The Honors Are Even (continued)". The Richmond Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 28, 1902. p. 2. Retrieved September 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .

[1] "Champions of the South regardless of conference affiliation".

[2] "Lehigh, 34; Virginia, 6". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. November 9, 1902. p. 6. Retrieved September 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .

[3] "'Varsity Defeats Blacksburg Cadets". The Times. Library of Virginia. November 16, 1902. p. 1. Retrieved November 24, 2015.

[4] "The Honors Are Even". The Richmond Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 28, 1902. p. 1. Retrieved September 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .

[5] "The Honors Are Even (continued)". The Richmond Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 28, 1902. p. 2. Retrieved September 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .

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v t Virginia Cavaliers football
Venues	Madison Hall Field (1888–1912) Lambeth Field (1913–1930) Scott Stadium (1931–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Florida State: Jefferson-Eppes Trophy Maryland North Carolina: South's Oldest Rivalry Virginia Tech: Commonwealth Cup
Culture & lore	"The Cavalier Song" "The Good Old Song" Cavalier Marching Band 1990 Georgia Tech game
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders W. A. Lambeth
Seasons	1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

1902 Southern college football independents records
v t	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
Oklahoma A&M		–		1	–	0	–	0
Spring Hill		–		1	–	0	–	0
Texas A&M		–		7	–	0	–	2
Marshall		–		5	–	0	–	2
Virginia		–		8	–	1	–	1
South Carolina		–		6	–	1	–	0
Kentucky University		–		7	–	2	–	0
Howard (AL)		–		3	–	1	–	0
North Carolina		–		5	–	1	–	3
Georgetown		–		7	–	3	–	0
Arkansas		–		6	–	3	–	0
Oklahoma		–		6	–	3	–	0
Florida State College		–		2	–	1	–	0
Stetson		–		2	–	1	–	1
West Virginia		–		7	–	4	–	0
VPI		–		3	–	2	–	1
Davidson		–		4	–	4	–	1
East Florida Seminary		–		1	–	1	–	0
Louisiana Industrial		–		1	–	1	–	1
Richmond		–		3	–	3	–	0
VMI		–		3	–	3	–	1
William & Mary		–		1	–	1	–	1
Baylor		–		3	–	4	–	2
North Carolina A&M		–		3	–	4	–	2
Maryland		–		3	–	5	–	2
Davidson		–		3	–	5	–	1
Delaware		–		3	–	5	–	1
Florida Agricultural		–		1	–	2	–	1
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial		–		1	–	2	–	0
Columbian		–		1	–	3	–	0
Navy		–		2	–	7	–	1
TCU		–		0	–	5	–	1
Central Oklahoma		–		0	–	1	–	0
Kendall		–		0	–	1	–	0
Tusculum		–		0	–	1	–	0