1909 Virginia Orange and Blue football team

1909 Virginia Orange and Blue football
Conference	Independent
Record	7–1
Head coach	John Neff (1st season)
Captains	B. R. Cecil Kemper Yancey
Home stadium	Madison Hall Field

1909 Southern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Arkansas			–					7	–	0	–	0
Texas A&M			–					7	–	0	–	1
Mississippi College			–					3	–	0	–	0
Stetson			–					3	–	0	–	1
Kentucky State			–					9	–	1	–	0
Virginia			–					7	–	1	–	0
North Carolina A&M			–					6	–	1	–	0
VPI			–					6	–	1	–	0
Florida			–					6	–	1	–	1
Elon			–					4	–	1	–	0
Louisiana Industrial			–					4	–	1	–	0
Spring Hill			–					4	–	1	–	0
Catholic University			–					0	–	1	–	1
North Carolina			–					5	–	2	–	0
Kendall			–					2	–	1	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial			–					5	–	2	–	2
Marshall			–					3	–	2	–	1
VMI			–					4	–	3	–	0
Navy			–					4	–	3	–	1
Texas			–					4	–	3	–	1
Tulane			–					4	–	3	–	2
West Virginia			–					4	–	3	–	2
Washington and Lee			–					4	–	3	–	0
Oklahoma			–					6	–	4	–	0
Georgetown			–					3	–	2	–	1
Oklahoma A&M			–					5	–	3	–	0
Davidson			–					3	–	4	–	2
George Washington			–					3	–	4	–	1
Chattanooga			–					2	–	3	–	2
Wake Forest			–					2	–	4	–	0
Maryland			–					2	–	5	–	0
South Carolina			–					2	–	6	–	0
Delaware			–					1	–	6	–	1

The 1909 Virginia Orange and Blue football team represented the University of Virginia as an independent during the 1903 college football season. Led by John Neff in his first and only season as head coach, the Orange and Blue compiled a record of 7–1.

Freshman Archer Christian was trampled to death in the Georgetown game.^[1][2]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 18		William & Mary	Madison Hall Field Charlottesville, VA	W 30–0
September 25		Hampden–Sydney	Madison Hall Field Charlottesville, VA	W 37–0
October 1		Davidson	Madison Hall Field Charlottesville, VA	W 11–0	[3]
October 9		St. John's (MD)	Madison Hall Field Charlottesville, VA	W 12–0
October 16	2:30 p.m.	vs. Lehigh	Lafayette Field Norfolk, VA	L 7–11	[4]
October 23		at Navy	Worden Field Annapolis, MD	W 5–0
November 6		VMI	Madison Hall Field Charlottesville, VA	W 32–0
November 13	2:30 p.m.	at Georgetown	Georgetown Field Washington, DC	W 21–0	[5]

References

1. Heuchert, Dan (June 6, 2013). "Plaque to Honor Lambeth's Pivotal Role in U.Va. Athletics, Football's Development". UVA Today. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
2. Edds, Kevin. "Football's Founding Fathers". VIRGINIA Magazine. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
3. "Virginia's close call, finds difficulty in defeating Davidson, 11 to 0". The Washington Post. October 2, 1909. Retrieved September 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Brawny Lehigh Victorious Over University of Virginia". Virginian-Pilot. October 17, 1909. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
5. Peet, William (November 14, 1909). "Virginia Victor Over Georgetown". The Washington Herald. Washington, D.C. p. 35. Retrieved April 6, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .