1895 Virginia Orange and Blue football team

1895 Virginia Orange and Blue football
Southern champion
Conference	Independent
Record	9–3
Head coach	Harry Arista Mackey (1st season)
Captain	John Penton
Home stadium	Madison Hall Field

1895 Southern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Texas			–					5	–	0	–	0
LSU			–					3	–	0	–	0
Arkansas			–					1	–	0	–	0
Henry Kendall			–					1	–	0	–	0
North Carolina			–					7	–	1	–	1
VMI			–					5	–	1	–	0
West Virginia			–					5	–	1	–	0
Centre			–					4	–	1	–	1
Virginia			–					9	–	3	–	0
Wofford			–					3	–	1	–	0
Navy			–					5	–	2	–	0
Ole Miss			–					2	–	1	–	0
South Carolina			–					2	–	1	–	0
VAMC			–					4	–	2	–	0
Tulane			–					3	–	2	–	0
Tennessee			–					3	–	2	–	1
Centenary			–					1	–	1	–	0
Guilford			–					1	–	1	–	0
Kentucky State College			–					4	–	5	–	0
North Carolina A&M			–					1	–	2	–	1
Central (KY)			–					1	–	2	–	0
Wake Forest			–					0	–	0	–	1
Marshall			–					0	–	1	–	1
Delaware			–					1	–	3	–	0
Columbian			–					0	–	1	–	1
Richmond			–					0	–	5	–	1
Catholic University			–					0	–	1	–	0
Oklahoma			–					0	–	1	–	0
Furman			–					0	–	2	–	0
Mississippi A&M			–					0	–	2	–	0

The 1895 Virginia Orange and Blue football team represented the University of Virginia as an independent during the 1895 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Harry Arista Mackey, the team went 9–3 and claims a Southern championship.^[1][2]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 2		Miller School	Madison Hall Field Charlottesville, VA	W 30–0
October 5	4:12 p.m.	VAMC	Madison Hall Field Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)	W 36–0	300	[3]
October 9		vs. Princeton	Catonsville Country Club Catonsville, MD	L 0–36	3,000	[4]
October 12		Maryland Athletic Club	Madison Hall Field Charlottesville, VA	W 20–0
October 19		at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 0–54	1,500	[5]
October 26		Gallaudet	Madison Hall Field Charlottesville, VA	W 16–6
October 29		Roanoke	Madison Hall Field Charlottesville, VA	W 14–0
November 2		at Navy	Worden Field Annapolis, MD	L 0–1*
November 11		St. Albans	Madison Hall Field Charlottesville, VA	W 14–4
November 12		Richmond	Madison Hall Field Charlottesville, VA	W 62–0
November 16	3:00 p.m.	vs. Vanderbilt	Athletic Park Atlanta, GA	W 6–4	2,500	[6]
November 28	2:30 p.m.	vs. North Carolina	West-End Park Richmond, VA (South's Oldest Rivalry)	W 6–0	> 6,000	[7][8][9]
All times are in Eastern time

*Virginia forfeited due to a major fire at UVA.

See also

• 1895 College Football All-Southern Team

References

1. "Champions of the South regardless of conference affiliation".
2. "Southern Crack-A-Jacks". The Los Angeles Times. November 29, 1895. p. 2.
3. "Tune Of 36 To 0". College Topics. Library of Virginia. October 12, 1895. p. 3. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
4. "Princeton's Tigers Roast the University of Virginia by 36 to 0 on Catonsville's Gridiron". The Sun (Baltimore). October 10, 1895. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Penn's Colors Are Untarnished". October 20, 1895. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Virginia Won It". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. November 17, 1895. p. 16. Retrieved September 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
7. "The Great Game To-morrow". The Richmond Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 27, 1895. p. 3. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
8. "Virginia's Victory". The Richmond Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 29, 1895. p. 1. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
9. "Virginia Victorious (continued)". The Richmond Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 29, 1895. p. 6. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .