1915 Virginia Orange and Blue football team

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 1915 Virginia Orange and Blue football South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association SAIAA 8–1 2–0 Harry Varner 1st Harris Coleman Lambeth Field SAIAA co-champion The 1915 Virginia Orange and Blue football team represented the University of Virginia as a member of the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SAIAA) during the 1915 college football season. Led by Harry Varner in his first and only season as head coach, the Orange and Blue compiled an overall record of 8–1 with a mark of 2–0 in conference play, sharing the SAIAA title with Georgetown and Washington and Lee. The only blemish on Virginia's record was a loss to Harvard, whose only loss was to New York Times named national champion Cornell. Virginia outscored its opponents 219–26 on the season, and handily defeated a top Vanderbilt team, 35–10, which had defeated its other nine opponents that season by a combined score of 503–3. UVA's 10–0 win against Yale in the Yale Bowl was the first ever victory against the 26-time national champions for any program from the South. UVA halfback Eugene Mayer was then named the South's first consensus All-American after the season. Virginia was retroactively named the national champion by James Howell, but the title is unclaimed by the school. Schedule September 25 w y 1915 Randolph–Macon Yellow Jackets Randolph–Macon Lambeth Field Charlottesville, VA 20–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-washington-post-virginia-is-held-to/150532142/ The Washington Post Virginia is held to a low score September 26, 1915 July 2, 2024 Newspapers.com October 2 w y y Yale Yale Bowl New Haven, CT 10–0 Virginia Blanks Yale with New Haven Tricks The Sun October 3, 1915 13 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113578056/virginia-blanks-yale/ Newspapers.com October 9 w Richmond Lambeth Field Charlottesville, VA 74–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-washington-herald-richmond-college-e/150532309/ The Washington Herald Richmond College easy for Virginia October 10, 1915 July 2, 2024 Newspapers.com October 16 l y y Harvard Harvard Stadium Boston, MA 0–9 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-new-york-times-harvard-full-back-bea/150532441/ The New York Times Harvard full back beats U. of VA., 9–0 October 17, 1915 July 2, 2024 Newspapers.com October 23 w y y Georgia Sanford Field Athens, GA 9–7 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-commercial-appeal-victory-to-virgini/148427924/ The Commercial Appeal Victory to Virginia at the last second October 24, 1915 June 2, 2024 Newspapers.com October 30 w y VMI Lambeth Field Charlottesville, VA 44–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-and-record-virginia-beats-the-boys/150532690/ Greensboro Daily News Virginia beats the boys from Lexington October 31, 1915 June 2, 2024 Newspapers.com November 6 w y Vanderbilt Lambeth Field Charlottesville, VA 35–10 https://www.newspapers.com/article/birmingham-post-herald-plunging-virginia/148345478/ Plunging Virginia backfield crumbles the frail Vanderbilt defense for overwhelming victory The Birmingham Age-Herald November 7, 1915 May 29, 2024 Newspapers.com November 13 w y y South Carolina Davis Field Columbia, SC 13–0 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93326338/gamecocks-halted-mayer-south-carolina-d/ The Times Dispatch Gamecocks halted Mayer, South Carolina defeated by two early touchdowns November 14, 1915 July 2, 2024 Newspapers.com November 25 w y North Carolina Broad Street Park Richmond, VA rivalry 14–0 Virginia Crushes Carolina Hopes By Score Of 14 To 0 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91974028/the-times-dispatch/ Richmond Times-Dispatch Richmond, Virginia November 26, 1915 1 January 6, 2022 Newspapers.com Virginia Crushes Carolina Hopes By Score Of 14 To 0 (continued) https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91974065/the-times-dispatch/ Richmond Times-Dispatch Richmond, Virginia November 26, 1915 9 January 6, 2022 Newspapers.com https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/virginia/1915-schedule.html 1915 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results References Virginia Category:Virginia Cavaliers football seasons Category:South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association football champion seasons Virginia Orange and Blue football