1898 Virginia Cavaliers football team

1898 Virginia Cavaliers football

Conference	Independent
1898 record	6–5
Head coach	Joseph Massie (1st year)
Captain	Harris T. Collier
Home stadium	Madison Hall Field

The 1898 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia in the 1898 college football season. Led by first year head coach Joseph Massie, the team went 6–5. The Cavaliers defeated Vanderbilt at Louisville in the South's most anticipated game.^[1] The team's captain was Harris T. Collier.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
October 1	St. Albans	Madison Hall Field • Charlottesville, VA	W 16–0
October 12	Penn	Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA	L 0–40
October 15	Gallaudet	Madison Hall Field • Charlottesville, VA	W 16–0
October 29	George Washington	Madison Hall Field • Charlottesville, VA	W 47–0
November 2	Princeton	Princeton, NJ	L 0–12
November 5	at Maryland Medical College	Madison Hall Field • Charlottesville, VA	W 6–0
November 8	at Georgetown	Washington, D. C.	W 12–0
November 12	vs. Vanderbilt	Louisville, KY	W 18–0
November 14	at West Virginia	Charleston, WV	L 0–6
November 19	Navy	Madison Hall Field • Charlottesville, VA	L 0–6
November 24	vs. North Carolina	Richmond, VA (Rivalry)	L 2–6
*Non-conference game.

^[2]^[3]

Coaching staff

Head coach: Joseph Massie
Assistant coach: Arlie C. Jones
Other assistants: Robert H. Mudd, Saunders Taylor, Porter Parker, Mike Johnson.

References

↑ "The Football Teams of the South". The Courier-Journal. October 2, 1898. p. 18. Retrieved August 14, 2008 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "1898 Virginia Cavaliers". Retrieved February 24, 2015.
↑ "All-time results". Retrieved February 25, 2015.

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 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

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