1915 Virginia Cavaliers football team

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1915 Virginia Cavaliers football
SAIAA co-champion
ConferenceSouth Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1915 record8–1 (2–0 SAIAA)
Head coach
CaptainHarris Coleman
Home stadiumLambeth Field
Seasons
← 1914
1916 →
1915 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Virginia + 2 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Washington and Lee + 2 – 0 – 0 6 – 1 – 1
Georgetown + 2 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Catholic University 1 – 0 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
Johns Hopkins 1 – 0 – 0 1 – 0 – 0
Richmond 0 – 1 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
VPI 0 – 1 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
North Carolina A&M 0 – 2 – 0 3 – 3 – 1
North Carolina 0 – 2 – 0 4 – 3 – 1
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1915 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the Virginia Cavaliers of the University of Virginia during the 1915 college football season. The Cavaliers were coached by Harry Varner in his 1st year as head coach, compiling a record of 8–1 and outscoring opponents 219 to 26. The only blemish on the Cavaliers' record was a loss to Harvard, whose only loss was to national champion Cornell. Virginia running back Buck Mayer was the south's first consensus All-American.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 25Randolph–Macon*
W 20–0
October 2at Yale*
W 10–0
October 9Richmond
  • Lambeth Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 74–0
October 16at Harvard*
L 0–9
October 23at Georgia*
W 9–7
October 30VMI*
  • Lambeth Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 44–0
November 6Vanderbilt*
  • Lambeth Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 35–10
November 13South Carolina*
  • Lambeth Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 13–0
November 25vs. North Carolina
W 14–0[1][2]
  • *Non-conference game

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References[]

  1. ^ "Virginia Crushes Carolina Hopes By Score Of 14 To 0". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 26, 1915. p. 1. Retrieved January 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  2. ^ "Virginia Crushes Carolina Hopes By Score Of 14 To 0 (continued)". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 26, 1915. p. 9. Retrieved January 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  3. ^ "1915 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results".
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