1896 Virginia Cavaliers football team

1896 Virginia Cavaliers football
Southern champion
Conference	Independent
1896 record	7–2–2
Head coach	Martin Bergen (1st year)
Captain	Paul Lee Cocke
Home stadium	Madison Hall Field

The 1896 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia in the 1896 college football season. Led by first year coach Martin Bergen, the team went 7–2–2 and claims a Southern championship.^[1][2]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
October 3, 1896		Hampton Athletic Club	Madison Hall Field • Charlottesville, VA	T 10–10	-
October 10, 1896		Miller School	Madison Hall Field • Charlottesville, VA	W 26–2	-
October 14, 1896		at Penn	Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA	L 0–20	-
October 17, 1896		St. Johns	Madison Hall Field • Charlottesville, VA	W 48–0	-
October 21, 1896		at Princeton	University Field • Princeton, NJ	L 0–48	-
October 31, 1896	4:00pm[3]	VPI	Madison Hall Field • Charlottesville, VA (Rivalry)	W 44–0	600[3]
November 2, 1896		St. Albans	Madison Hall Field • Charlottesville, VA	W 6–0	-
November 11, 1896		vs. VMI	Lynchburg, VA	W 46–0	-
November 14, 1896		at Hampton Athletic Club		T 6–6	-
November 21, 1896		Gallaudet	Madison Hall Field • Charlottesville, VA	W 6–0	-
November 26, 1896		vs. North Carolina	Richmond, VA (South's Oldest Rivalry)	W 46–0	-
*Non-conference game.

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Season summary

Week 5: at Princeton

The Princeton Tigers defeated Virginia 48 to 0, "the game was too one-sided to be interesting."^[6]

References

1. "Champions of the South regardless of conference affiliation".
2. "The Virginians Are Still Champions". The Times-Picayune. November 27, 1896. p. 8. Retrieved August 14, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Foot-Ball in Virginia". The Times (Library of Virginia). November 1, 1896. p. 6. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
4. "1896 Virginia Cavaliers". Retrieved February 24, 2015.
5. "All-time results". Retrieved February 25, 2015.
6. Athletics at Princeton: A History. p. 374.