1889 Virginia Orange and Blue football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–2
Head coach
  • None
CaptainSidney M. Neely
Home stadiumMadison Hall Field
1889 Southern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Trinity (NC)    2 0 0
Georgetown    5 1 0
Navy    4 1 1
Virginia    4 2 0
Wake Forest    2 2 0
North Carolina    1 1 0
Delaware    1 1 1
Johns Hopkins    2 4 1
Richmond    1 2 0
Dover Conference Academy    0 2 1
Furman    0 2 0

The 1889 Virginia Orange and Blue football team represented the University of Virginia as an independent during the 1889 college football season. The team had no known coach, and went 4–2 and claims a Southern championship.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 8Pantops Academy
W 44–0
October 22Johns Hopkins
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 58–0
November 1Georgetown
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 34–0[2]
November 6vs. Wake ForestRichmond, VAW 46–4
November 20at NavyAnnapolis, MDL 12–22
December 1Lehigh
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 12–26[3]

References

  1. "Champions of the South regardless of conference affiliation".
  2. "Georgetown University Notes". The Evening Star. Washington, D.C. November 2, 1889. p. 12. Retrieved August 7, 2022 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. "Football in Virginia". Chattanooga Daily Times. Chattanooga, Tennessee. December 2, 1889. p. 1. Retrieved June 23, 2020 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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