1901 Virginia Cavaliers football team

1901 Virginia Cavaliers football

Southern champion
Conference	Independent
1901 record	8–2
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 8–2 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, 1901		Washington and Lee	Madison Hall Field • Charlottesville, VA	W 28–0	-
October 5, 1901		Roanoke	Madison Hall Field • Charlottesville, VA	W 68–0	-
October 9, 1901		St. Albans	Madison Hall Field • Charlottesville, VA	W 39–0	-
October 12, 1901		Gallaudet	Madison Hall Field • Charlottesville, VA	W 24–0	-
October 16, 1901		at Penn	Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA	L 5–20	-
October 24, 1901		vs. VMI	Lynchburg, VA	W 28–0	-
October 26, 1901	3:30pm^[2]	at VPI	Sheib Field • Blacksburg, VA (Rivalry)	W 16–0	1,000^[3]
November 16, 1901		at Georgetown	Georgetown Field • Washington, D. C.	L 16–17	-
November 23, 1901		vs. North Carolina	Norfolk, VA (South's Oldest Rivalry)	W 23–6	-
November 28, 1901		vs. Sewanee	Richmond, VA	W 23–5	-
*Non-conference game.

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Players

Starters

Line

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

Backfield

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

Substitutes

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

Honors and awards

All-Southern: Christie Benet, Buck Harris, Ed Tutwiler, Robert M. Coleman, Bradley Walker.

References

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

Independent Southern football champions

Virginia (1889)
Virginia (1890)
Trinity (1891)
North Carolina or Virginia (1892)
Virginia (1893)
Virginia (1894)
Virginia (1895)
Virginia (1896)
Virginia (1897)
Virginia (1900)
Gallaudet or Virginia (1901)
Virginia (1902)
Georgetown or Kentucky U. (1903)
Georgetown (1904)
VPI (1905)
NC A&M (1907)
Virginia or George Washington (1908)
VPI (1909)
Georgetown or NC A&M (1910)
Georgetown (1911)
Georgia Tech (1915)
Centre (1924)
William & Mary (1926)

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