1897 Virginia Cavaliers football team

1897 Virginia Cavaliers football
Southern co-champion
Conference	Independent
1897 record	6–2–1
Head coach	Martin Bergen (2nd year)
Captain	James Morrison
Home stadium	Madison Hall Field

The 1897 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia in the 1897 college football season. Led by second year coach Martin Bergen, the team went 6–2–1 and claims a Southern co-championship.^[1] The Cavaliers tied Vanderbilt in the southern championship game. The Georgia game saw the death of Richard Von Albade Gammon.^[2] The team's captain was James Morrison.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result
October 2, 1897		Franklin & Marshall	Madison Hall Field • Charlottesville, VA	W 38–0
October 9, 1897		St Albans	Madison Hall Field • Charlottesville, VA	W 14–0
October 13, 1897		at Penn	Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA	L 0–42
October 30, 1897		at Georgia	Piedmont Park • Atlanta, GA	W 17–4
November 6, 1897		Gallaudet	Madison Hall Field • Charlottesville, VA	W 20–4
November 13, 1897		at Navy	Worden Field • Annapolis, MD	L 0–4
November 18, 1897		George Washington	Madison Hall Field • Charlottesville, VA	W 10–0
November 25, 1897		vs. North Carolina	Richmond, VA (South's Oldest Rivalry)	W 12–0
December 6, 1897		at Vanderbilt	Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	T 0–0
*Non-conference game.

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References

1. "Champions of the South regardless of conference affiliation".
2. George Magruder Battey. A History of Rome and Floyd County 1. p. 347.
3. "1897 Virginia Cavaliers". Retrieved February 24, 2015.
4. "All-time results". Retrieved February 25, 2015.