1909 Virginia Cavaliers football team

1909 Virginia Cavaliers football
1909 Virginia Cavaliers football
Conference	Independent
1909 record	7–1
Head coach	John Neff (1st season);
Captains	B. R. Cecil; Kemper Yancey;
Home stadium	Madison Hall Field
	Seasons ← 1908 1910 →

The 1909 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia in the 1909 college football season. Led by first year coach John Neff, the team went 7–1.

Freshman Archer Christian was trampled to death in the Georgetown game.^[1]^[2]

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 18		William & Mary	Madison Hall Field Charlottesville, VA	W 30–0
September 25		Hampden–Sydney	Madison Hall Field Charlottesville, VA	W 37–0
October 2		Davidson	Madison Hall Field Charlottesville, VA	W 11–0
October 9		St. John's (MD)	Madison Hall Field Charlottesville, VA	W 12–0
October 16		Lehigh	Madison Hall Field Charlottesville, VA	L 7–11
October 23		at Navy	Worden Field Annapolis, MD	W 5–0
November 6		VMI	Madison Hall Field Charlottesville, VA	W 32–0
November 13	2:30 p.m.	at Georgetown	Georgetown Field Washington, DC	W 21–0	^[3]

^ Heuchert, Dan (June 6, 2013). "Plaque to Honor Lambeth's Pivotal Role in U.Va. Athletics, Football's Development". UVA Today. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
^ Edds, Kevin. "Football's Founding Fathers". VIRGINIA Magazine. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
^ Peet, William (November 14, 1909). "Virginia Victor Over Georgetown". The Washington Herald. Washington, D.C. p. 35. Retrieved April 6, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .

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

1909 Southern college football independents records
v t	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
Arkansas		–		7	–	0	–	0
Texas A&M		–		7	–	0	–	1
Mississippi College		–		3	–	0	–	0
Stetson		–		3	–	0	–	1
Kentucky State		–		9	–	1	–	0
Virginia		–		7	–	1	–	0
North Carolina A&M		–		6	–	1	–	0
VPI		–		6	–	1	–	0
Florida		–		6	–	1	–	1
Elon		–		4	–	1	–	0
Louisiana Industrial		–		4	–	1	–	0
Spring Hill		–		4	–	1	–	0
Catholic University		–		0	–	1	–	1
North Carolina		–		5	–	2	–	0
Kendall		–		2	–	1	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial		–		5	–	2	–	2
Marshall		–		3	–	2	–	1
VMI		–		4	–	3	–	0
Navy		–		4	–	3	–	1
Texas		–		4	–	3	–	1
Tulane		–		4	–	3	–	2
West Virginia		–		4	–	3	–	2
Oklahoma		–		6	–	4	–	0
Georgetown		–		3	–	2	–	1
Oklahoma A&M		–		5	–	3	–	0
Davidson		–		3	–	4	–	2
George Washington		–		3	–	4	–	1
Chattanooga		–		2	–	3	–	2
Wake Forest		–		2	–	4	–	0
Maryland		–		2	–	5	–	0
South Carolina		–		2	–	6	–	0
Delaware		–		1	–	6	–	1