1901 Virginia Orange and Blue football team

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 1901 Virginia Orange and Blue football 1901UVAfootball.jpg 285 Independent 8–2 Westley Abbott 1st Robert M. Coleman Madison Hall Field Southern champion The 1901 Virginia Orange and Blue football team represented the University of Virginia as an independent during the 1901 college football season. Led by Westley Abbott in is first and only season as head coach, the team compiled a record of 8–2 and claims a Southern championship.http://homepages.cae.wisc.edu/~dwilson/rfsc/champs/Southern.txt Champions of the South regardless of conference affiliation Several Virginia players were selected All-Southern, including Christie Benet, later a United States senator for South Carolina, and Bradley Walker, later a Nashville attorney and prominent referee. Other All-Southerns were captains Robert M. Coleman, Buck Harris, and Ed Tutwiler. Schedule October 2 w 1901 Washington and Lee Generals Washington and Lee Madison Hall Field Charlottesville, VA 28–0 https://virginiachronicle.com/cgi-bin/virginia?a=d&d=T19011003.1.1&srpos=2&e=--1899---1901--en-20--1--txt-txIN-%22bradley+walker%22------ Varsity Won Its Opening Game October 3, 1901 The Times 16 October 5 w 1901 Roanoke Maroons Roanoke Madison Hall Field Charlottesville, VA 68–0 https://virginiachronicle.com/cgi-bin/virginia?a=d&d=T19011006.1.16&e=------190-en-20--1--txt-txIN-1901+sewanee----1901-- Roanoke No Match For Varsity Team October 6, 1901 The Times 16 October 9 w St. Albans Madison Hall Field Charlottesville, VA 39–0 https://virginiachronicle.com/cgi-bin/virginia?a=d&d=T19011010.1.2&srpos=27&e=------190-en-20--21--txt-txIN-1901+albans----1901-- Varsity, 39; St. Albans, 0 The Times 16 October 10, 1901 October 12 w Gallaudet Madison Hall Field Charlottesville, VA 24–0 https://virginiachronicle.com/cgi-bin/virginia?a=d&d=T19011013.1.10&srpos=2&e=--1899---1901--en-20--1--txt-txIN-gallaudet+1901------ Varsity Wins from Gallaudet October 13, 1901 The Times 16 October 16 l y Penn Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA 5–20 5,000 https://virginiachronicle.com/cgi-bin/virginia?a=d&d=T19011017.1.8&e=--1899---1901--en-20--1--txt-txIN-%22bradley+walker%22------ Virginia Scored Against Pennsy October 17, 1901 The Times 16 October 24 w y VMI Lynchburg, VA 28–0 October 26 3:30 p.m. w y VPI Sheib Field Blacksburg, VA rivalry 16–0 1,000 'Varsity Triumphant Over Polytechnics http://virginiachronicle.com/cgi-bin/virginia?a=d&d=T19011027&e=------190-en-20--1--txt-txIN-foot+ball----1901--# Library of Virginia The Times October 27, 1901 1 November 23, 2015Great Foot-Ball Day http://virginiachronicle.com/cgi-bin/virginia?a=d&d=RD19011027&e=------190-en-20--1--txt-txIN-foot+ball----1901--# Library of Virginia Richmond Dispatch October 27, 1901 1 November 23, 2015 November 16 l y Georgetown Georgetown Field Washington, DC 16–17 6,000 https://virginiachronicle.com/cgi-bin/virginia?a=d&d=T19011117.1.1&srpos=3&e=------190-en-20--1--txt-txIN-1901+georgetown----1901-- The Times November 17, 1901 Polytechs Defeat Maryland, Virginia Loses Close Game, Princeton Beaten By Yale November 23 2:30 p.m. w y North Carolina League Park Norfolk, VA South's Oldest Rivalry 23–6 5,000 https://virginiachronicle.com/cgi-bin/virginia?a=d&d=T19011124&e=--1899---1901--en-20--1--txt-txIN-%22bradley+walker%22------ Orange and Blue Win; Hold Pennant Still The Times November 24, 1901 16 November 28 2:00 p.m. w y Sewanee Broad Street Park Richmond, VA 23–5 6,000 Ready For The Fray https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108016601/richmond-dispatch/ The Richmond Dispatch Richmond, Virginia November 28, 1901 1 August 21, 2022 Newspapers.com Orange And Blue Triumphant https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108016861/richmond-dispatch/ The Richmond Dispatch Richmond, Virginia November 29, 1901 1 August 21, 2022 Newspapers.com Orange And Blue Triumphant (continued) https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108016907/richmond-dispatch/ The Richmond Dispatch Richmond, Virginia November 29, 1901 9 August 21, 2022 Newspapers.com https://virginiachronicle.com/cgi-bin/virginia?a=d&d=T19011129.1.2&srpos=1&e=------190-en-20--1--txt-txIN-1901+sewanee----1901-- Virginia's Plunging Won From Sewanee By Score of 23 to 5 November 29, 1901 16 The Times http://www.databasefootball.com/college/teams/teamyear.htm?TeamID=111&Season=1901 1901 Virginia Cavaliers February 24, 2015 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20150225063326/http://www.databasefootball.com/college/teams/teamyear.htm?TeamID=111&Season=1901 February 25, 2015 Players Starters Line Virginia Cavaliers Player Position Gamesstarted Hometown Prep school Height Weight AgeChristie Benet right tackle Abbeville, South CarolinaBuck Harris left guard San Antonio, Texas 164Alexis Hobsonleft end Richmond, Virginia 150B. S. Moore right guardBradley Walker left tackle/fullback Nashville, Tennessee 6'3" 198H. Dorsey Waters centerBob Williams right end Bland, Virginia Backfield Virginia Cavaliers Player Position Gamesstarted Hometown Prep school Height Weight AgeRobert M. Coleman left halfback Lexington, Kentucky 142F. C. Harris fullbackBurnley Lankford right halfbackEd Tutwiler quarterback Birmingham, Alabama Substitutes Virginia Cavaliers Player PositionR. D. Cooke left halfbackC. P. MacGill left endJ. A. Mason quarterbackC. C. St. John halfback Honors and awards All-Southern: Christie Benet, Buck Harris, Ed Tutwiler, Robert M. Coleman, Bradley Walker. References Virginia Category:Virginia Cavaliers football seasons Virginia Orange and Blue football