1892 Virginia Orange and Blue football team

1892 Virginia Orange and Blue football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–2–1
Head coach
CaptainRichard S. Thomas Jr.
Home stadiumMadison Hall Field
1892 Southern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Centre   –   6 – 0 – 0
Biddle   –   1 – 0 – 0
Furman   –   1 – 0 – 0
Mercer   –   1 – 0 – 0
North Carolina A&M   –   1 – 0 – 0
Virginia Military   –   4 – 0 – 1
Wake Forest   –   4 – 0 – 1
Johns Hopkins   –   7 – 1 – 0
North Carolina   –   5 – 1 – 0
Central (KY)   –   4 – 1 – 0
Sewanee   –   5 – 1 – 1
Navy   –   5 – 2 – 0
Georgetown   –   4 – 2 – 1
  –   3 – 2 – 1
Vanderbilt   –   4 – 4 – 0
Alabama   –   2 – 2 – 0
Auburn   –   2 – 2 – 0
Georgia   –   1 – 1 – 0
Virginia A&M   –   1 – 1 – 0
Western Maryland   –   0 – 0 – 1
Richmond   –   2 – 3 – 0
Delaware   –   1 – 2 – 2
Kentucky A&M   –   2 – 4 – 1
Tennessee   –   2 – 5 – 0
Trinity (NC)   –   1 – 3 – 0
Hampden–Sydney   –   0 – 1 – 0
Livingstone   –   0 – 1 – 0
Maryville (TN)   –   0 – 1 – 0
South Carolina   –   0 – 1 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   0 – 3 – 0
Maryland   –   0 – 3 – 0

The 1892 Virginia Orange and Blue football team represented the University of Virginia as an independent the 1892 college football season. The team was led by first-year coach William C. Spicer.[1] The team posted a 3–2–1 record to claim a Southern championship, though it split two games with co-champion North Carolina.[2] Those games with UNC mark the beginning of the South's Oldest Rivalry.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 11Penn
L 0–32
October 22North Carolina
W 30–18
October 293:00 p.m.vs. Sewanee
W 30–0700[3][4]
November 16Georgetown
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
T 4–4
November 24vs. Trinity (NC)
W 46–4[5][6]
November 263:00 p.m.vs. North Carolina
  • Brisbane Park
  • Atlanta, GA
L 0–26[7][8]

References

  1. ^ Miles, Lovick Pierce (December 1894). "Football In The South". Outing. XXV (3). Outing Publishing Company: 260. Retrieved January 4, 2024 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "Champions of the South regardless of conference affiliation".
  3. ^ "Foot Ball". The Times. Richmond, Virginia. October 29, 1892. p. 6. Retrieved September 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
  4. ^ "Thirty To Nothing". The Richmond Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. October 30, 1892. p. 8. Retrieved September 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
  5. ^ "The College Boys". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. November 24, 1892. p. 7. Retrieved September 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
  6. ^ "They're Champions". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. November 25, 1892. p. 5. Retrieved September 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
  7. ^ "The Last Game". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. November 26, 1892. p. 5. Retrieved September 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
  8. ^ "The White And Blue". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. November 27, 1892. p. 20. Retrieved September 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
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