1900 Virginia Cavaliers football team

1900 Virginia Cavaliers football
Southern champion
Conference Independent
1900 record 721
Head coach Archie Hoxton (2nd year)
Captain John Loyd
Home stadium Madison Hall Field

The 1900 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia in the 1900 college football season. Led by second year coach Archie Hoxton, the team went 721 and claims a Southern championship.[1] The team was captained by tackle John Loyd.[2][3] The Cavaliers defeated Sewanee 17 to 5 to give the school its first loss since 1897.[4]

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site Result
October 5, 1900 Washington & Lee Madison Hall Field • Charlottesville, VA W 280  
October 10, 1900 Richmond Madison Hall Field • Charlottesville, VA W 510  
October 13, 1900 Carlisle Madison Hall Field • Charlottesville, VA L 217  
October 20, 1900 Johns Hopkins Madison Hall Field • Charlottesville, VA W 200  
October 24, 1900 at VMI VMI Parade Ground • Lexington, VA T 00  
November 10, 1900 Gallaudet Madison Hall Field • Charlottesville, VA W 340  
November 14, 1900 VPI Madison Hall Field • Charlottesville, VA (Rivalry) W 175  
November 17, 1900 at Georgetown Georgetown Field • Washington, D. C. L 010  
November 24, 1900 North Carolina Madison Hall Field • Charlottesville, VA (Rivalry) W 170  
November 29, 1900 Sewanee Madison Hall Field • Charlottesville, VA W 175  
*Non-conference game.

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Players

Line

Player Position
Alexis Hobson end
John Loyd tackle
William Choice guard
George W. Montgomery center
Charles C. Haskel guard
Christie Benet tackle
James C. Bride end
Watters end

Backfield

Player Position
Robert M. Coleman halfback
Virginius Dabney halfback
Brodie Nalle quarterback
Bradley Walker fullback

Substitutes

Player Position
Carroll
Frank C. Harris fullback
Johnson
Burnley Lankford

Honors and awards

References

  1. "Champions of the South regardless of conference affiliation".
  2. "Novel Football Game At The University Tomorrow". Richmond Dispatch. October 7, 1902.
  3. "Virginia vs. Carolina . . .". Virginian-Pilot. November 18, 1900.
  4. "Virginia Wins Decisive Victory". The Times. November 30, 1900.
  5. "1900 Virginia Cavaliers". Retrieved February 24, 2015.
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