1915 Virginia Cavaliers football team

1915 Virginia Cavaliers football

SAIAA co-champion
Conference	South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1915 record	8–1 (2–0 SAIAA)
Head coach	Harry Varner (1st year)
Captain	Harris Coleman
Home stadium	Lambeth Field

1915 SAIAA football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Virginia +	2	–	0	–	0	8	–	1	–	0
Washington and Lee +	2	–	0	–	0	6	–	1	–	1
Georgetown +	2	–	0	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Catholic	1	–	0	–	0	5	–	2	–	0
Johns Hopkins	1	–	0	–	0	1	–	0	–	0
Richmond	0	–	1	–	0	4	–	4	–	1
VPI	0	–	1	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
North Carolina A&M	0	–	2	–	0	3	–	3	–	1
North Carolina	0	–	2	–	0	4	–	3	–	1
Maryland	0	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions

The 1915 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the Virginia Cavaliers of the University of Virginia during the 1915 college football season. The Cavaliers were coached by Harry Varner in his 1st year as head coach, compiling a record of 8–1 and outscoring opponents 219 to 26. The only blemish on the Cavaliers' record was a loss to Harvard, whose only loss was to national champion Cornell. Virginia running back Buck Mayer was the south's first consensus All-American.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 25, 1915	Randolph-Macon*	Lambeth Field • Charlottesville, VA	W 20–0
October 2, 1915	at Yale*	Yale Bowl • New Haven, CT	W 10–0
October 9, 1915	Richmond	Lambeth Field • Charlottesville, VA	W 74–0
October 16, 1915	at Harvard*	Harvard Stadium • Allston, MA	L 0–9
October 23, 1915	at Georgia*	Sanford Field • Athens, GA	W 9–7
October 30, 1915	VMI*	Lambeth Field • Charlottesville, VA	W 44–0
November 6, 1915	Vanderbilt*	Lambeth Field • Charlottesville, VA	W 35–10
November 13, 1915	South Carolina*	Lambeth Field • Charlottesville, VA	W 13–0
November 25, 1915	vs. North Carolina	Richmond, VA (Rivalry)	W 14–0
*Non-conference game.

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References

↑ "1915 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results".

Virginia Cavaliers football

Venues	Madison Hall Field (1888–1912) Lambeth Field (1913–30) Scott Stadium (1931–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Florida State (Jefferson–Eppes Trophy) Maryland North Carolina (South's Oldest Rivalry) Virginia Tech (Commonwealth Cup)

Culture & lore	CavMan "The Cavalier Song" "The Good Old Song" Cavalier Marching Band "Toe meets leather"

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders W. A. Lambeth

Seasons	1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association football champions

Georgetown (1912) NC A&M (1913) Washington & Lee & Virginia (1914) Georgetown, Virginia, & Washington & Lee (1915) VPI (1916) Georgetown (1917) VPI (1918) Georgetown (1919) VMI (1920) Washington & Lee (1921)

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