1914 Virginia Cavaliers football team

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1914 Virginia Cavaliers football
1914 Virginia Cavaliers football team.png
SAIAA co-champion
ConferenceSouth Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1914 record8–1 (3–0 SAIAA)
Head coach
CaptainBuck Mayer
Home stadiumLambeth Field
Seasons
← 1913
1915 →
1914 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Washington and Lee + 3 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
Virginia + 3 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
North Carolina 1 – 1 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
VPI 1 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 1
Georgetown 0 – 1 – 1 2 – 4 – 2
North Carolina A&M 0 – 2 – 1 3 – 3 – 1
St. John's (MD) 0 – 1 – 0 0 – 1 – 0
Johns Hopkins 0 – 1 – 0 0 – 2 – 0
Richmond 0 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1914 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the Virginia Cavaliers of the University of Virginia during the 1914 college football season. The Cavaliers were coached by Joseph M. Wood in his 1st year as head coach, compiling a record of 8–1 and outscoring opponents 353 to 38.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 26Randolph–Macon*
W 39–0
October 3at Yale*
L 0–21
October 10Richmond
  • Lambeth Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 62–0
October 17South Carolina*
  • Lambeth Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 49–7[1]
October 24Georgia*
  • Lambeth Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 28–0
October 31at Vanderbilt*
W 20–7
November 7St. John's (MD)
  • Lambeth Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 88–0
November 14at Swarthmore*Swarthmore, PAW 47–0
November 26vs. North Carolina
W 20–3[2][3][4][5]
  • *Non-conference game

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Players[]

Varsity lettermen[]

Line[]

Player Position Games
started 		Hometown Prep school Height Weight Age
Rube Barker tackle East St. Louis, Illinois 175
Harris Coleman guard Stanford, Kentucky
Peyton Evans center
James T. Gillette end
Claude Moore guard
James Clay Ward tackle
James L. White end Macon, Georgia

Backfield[]

Player Position Games
started 		Hometown Prep school Height Weight Age
Robert Kent Gooch quarterback Roanoke, Virginia
Buck Mayer halfback Norfolk, Virginia 172
M. A. Sparr fullback
William E. Word halfback

Subs[]

Player Position Games
started 		Hometown Prep school Height Weight Age
George Wayne Anderson center
W. Watkins Flannagan end
Edward C. Anderson halfback
Norberne Berkeley quarterback
Knox Walker fullback

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References[]

  1. ^ "South Carolina scores on Virginia's eleven". Daily Press. October 18, 1914. Retrieved January 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Joseph Daniels Think Carolina Will Win Game". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 26, 1904. p. 1. Retrieved January 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  3. ^ "Joseph Daniels Think Carolina Will Win Game (continued)". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 26, 1904. p. 3. Retrieved January 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  4. ^ "Virginia Downs Carolina 20 To 3". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 27, 1904. p. 1. Retrieved January 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  5. ^ "Virginia Downs Carolina 20 To 3 (continued)". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 27, 1904. p. 2. Retrieved January 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  6. ^ "1914 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results".
  7. ^ University of Virginia Alumni News. Alumni Association of the University of Virginia. 1913-01-01.
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