1897 Virginia Cavaliers football team

The 1897 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia in the 1897 college football season. Led by second-year coach Martin Bergen, the team went 621 and claims a Southern co-championship.[1] The Cavaliers tied Vanderbilt in the southern championship game. The Georgia game saw the death of Richard Von Albade Gammon.[2] The team's captain was James Morrison.

1897 Virginia Cavaliers football
ConferenceIndependent
1897 record6–2–1
Head coachMartin V. Bergen (2nd season)
CaptainJames Morrison
Home stadiumMadison Hall Field
1897 Southern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Oklahoma      2 0 0
Arkansas      2 0 1
Navy      8 1 0
Virginia      6 2 1
Add-Ran      3 1 0
VPI      5 2 0
North Carolina      7 3 0
VMI      3 2 0
Guilford      2 1 0
West Virginia      5 4 1
Davidson      1 1 0
Richmond      3 5 0
North Carolina A&M      1 2 0
Texas A&M      1 2 0
Delaware      1 5 1
William & Mary      0 1 0
Marshall      0 3 0
South Carolina      0 3 0

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
October 2Franklin & Marshall
W 38–0
October 9St. Albans
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 14–0
October 13at PennL 0–42
October 30at GeorgiaW 17–4
November 6Gallaudet
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 20–4
November 13at NavyL 0–4
November 18Columbian University
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 10–0
November 25vs. North CarolinaRichmond, VA (South's Oldest Rivalry)W 12–0
December 6at Vanderbilt
T 0–0

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References

  1. "Champions of the South regardless of conference affiliation".
  2. George Magruder Battey (1922). A History of Rome and Floyd County. 1. p. 347.
  3. "1897 Virginia Cavaliers". Archived from the original on February 25, 2015. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
  4. "All-time results". Retrieved February 25, 2015.
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