1901 Virginia Cavaliers football team

1901 Virginia Cavaliers football
Southern champion
Conference Independent
1901 record 82
Head coach Westley Abbott (1st year)
Captain Robert M. Coleman
Home stadium Madison Hall Field

The 1901 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia in the 1901 college football season. Led by first year coach Westley Abbott, the team went 82 and claims a Southern championship.[1]

Several Virginia players were selected All-Southern, including Christie Benet, later a United States Senator for South Carolina, and Bradley Walker, later a Nashville attorney and prominent referee. Other All-Southerns were captains Robert M. Coleman, Buck Harris, and Ed Tutwiler.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site Result Attendance
October 2 Washington and Lee Madison Hall Field • Charlottesville, VA W 28–0   -
October 5 Roanoke Madison Hall Field • Charlottesville, VA W 68–0   -
October 9 St. Albans Madison Hall Field • Charlottesville, VA W 39–0   -
October 12 Gallaudet Madison Hall Field • Charlottesville, VA W 24–0   -
October 16 at Penn Franklin FieldPhiladelphia, PA L 5–20   -
October 24 vs. VMI Lynchburg, VA W 28–0   -
October 26 3:30pm[2] at VPI Sheib Field • Blacksburg, VA (Rivalry) W 16–0   1,000[3]
November 16 at Georgetown Georgetown Field • Washington, D. C. L 16–17   -
November 23 vs. North Carolina Norfolk, VA (South's Oldest Rivalry) W 23–6   -
November 28 vs. Sewanee Richmond, VA W 23–5   -
*Non-conference game.

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Players

Starters

Line

Player Position
Christie Benet right tackle
Buck Harris left guard
Alexis Hobsonleft end
B. S. Moore right guard
Bradley Walker left tackle/fullback
H. Dorsey Waters center
Bob Williams right end

Backfield

Player Position
Robert M. Coleman left halfback
F. C. Harris fullback
Burnley Lankford right halfback
Ed Tutwiler quarterback

Substitutes

Player Position
R. D. Cooke left halfback
C. P. MacGill left end
J. A. Mason quarterback
C. C. St. John halfback

Honors and awards

References

  1. "Champions of the South regardless of conference affiliation".
  2. "'Varsity Triumphant Over Polytechnics". The Times. Library of Virginia. October 27, 1901. p. 1. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
  3. "Great Foot-Ball Day". Richmond Dispatch. Library of Virginia. October 27, 1901. p. 1. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
  4. "1901 Virginia Cavaliers". Retrieved February 24, 2015.
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