1888 Virginia Orange and Blue football team

1888 Virginia Orange and Blue football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–1
Head coach	None
Captain	Francklyn A. Meacham
Home stadium	Madison Hall Field
Seasons ←  1887 1889  →

1888 Southern college football independents records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Georgetown			–					4	–	2	–	0
Trinity (NC)			–					2	–	1	–	0
Virginia			–					2	–	1	–	0
Wake Forest			–					2	–	1	–	0
Johns Hopkins			–					6	–	5	–	0
Richmond			–					1	–	2	–	0
North Carolina			–					1	–	3	–	0
Navy			–					1	–	4	–	0
Gallaudet			–							–
Randolph–Macon			–							–
St. John's (MD)			–							–

The 1888 Virginia Orange and Blue football team represented the University of Virginia as an independent during the 1888 college football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
November 20	Pantops Academy	Madison Hall Field Charlottesville, VA	W 20–0
November 24	at Episcopal High School	Alexandria, VA	W 16–0	[1]
December 8	Johns Hopkins	Madison Hall Field Charlottesville, VA	L 0–26	[2]

References

1. "Football". Alexandria Gazette & Virginia Advertiser. November 26, 1888. Retrieved October 19, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Untitled". Alexandria Gazette & Virginia Advertiser. December 10, 1888. Retrieved October 19, 2025– via Newspapers.com.