1914 Virginia Orange and Blue football team

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1914 Virginia Orange and Blue football
1914 Virginia Cavaliers football team.png
SAIAA co-champion
Conference South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record8–1 (3–0 SAIAA)
Head coach
Captain Eugene Mayer
Home stadium Lambeth Field
Seasons
←  1913
1915  →
1914 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Washington and Lee + 3 –0 –09 –0 –0
Virginia + 3 –0 –08 –1 –0
North Carolina 1 –1 –010 –1 –0
VPI 1 –1 –06 –2 –1
Georgetown 0 –1 –12 –4 –2
North Carolina A&M 0 –2 –13 –3 –1
St. John's (MD) 0 –1 –00 –1 –0
Johns Hopkins 0 –1 –00 –2 –0
Richmond 0 –2 –05 –4 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1914 Virginia Orange and Blue football team represented the University of Virginia as a member of the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SAIAA) during the 1914 college football season. Led by Joseph M. Wood in his first and only season as head coach, the Orange and Blue compiled an overall record of 8–1 with a mark of 3–0 in conference play, sharing the SAIAA title with Washington and Lee. Virginia outscored its opponents 353 to 38 on the season.

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26 Randolph–Macon *
W 39–0 [1]
October 3at Yale *
L 0–21 [2]
October 10 Richmond
  • Lambeth Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 62–0 [3]
October 17 South Carolina *
  • Lambeth Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 49–7 [4]
October 24 Georgia *
  • Lambeth Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 28–0 [5]
October 31at Vanderbilt *
W 20–7 [6]
November 7 St. John's (MD)
  • Lambeth Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 88–0 [7]
November 14at Swarthmore *
W 47–0 [8]
November 26vs. North Carolina
W 20–315,000 [9] [10] [11] [12]
  • *Non-conference game

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Players

Varsity lettermen

Line

PlayerPositionGames
started		HometownPrep schoolHeightWeightAge
Rube Barker tackle East St. Louis, Illinois 175
Harris Coleman guard Stanford, Kentucky
Peyton Evanscenter
James T. Gilletteend
Claude Mooreguard
James Clay Wardtackle
James L. White end Macon, Georgia

Backfield

PlayerPositionGames
started		HometownPrep schoolHeightWeightAge
Robert Kent Gooch quarterback Roanoke, Virginia
Buck Mayer halfback Norfolk, Virginia 172
M. A. Sparrfullback
William E. Wordhalfback

Subs

PlayerPositionGames
started		HometownPrep schoolHeightWeightAge
George Wayne Andersoncenter
W. Watkins Flannaganend
Edward C. Andersonhalfback
Norberne Berkeleyquarterback
Knox Walkerfullback

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References

  1. ↑ "Victory for Virginia". The Baltimore Sun. September 27, 1914. Retrieved July 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Virginia keeps Yale moving". The Springfield Daily Republican. October 4, 1914. Retrieved July 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Virginia defeats Richmond College". Bristol Herald Courier. October 11, 1914. Retrieved July 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "South Carolina scores on Virginia's eleven". Daily Press. October 18, 1914. Retrieved January 23, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Virginia bests Georgia". The Commercial Appeal. October 25, 1914. Retrieved July 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Vandy no match for Virginians". The News and Observer. November 1, 1914. Retrieved May 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Virginia smothers St. John's eleven". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 8, 1914. Retrieved July 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Virginia bumps little Quakers". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 15, 1914. Retrieved July 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Joseph Daniels Think Carolina Will Win Game". Richmond Times-Dispatch . Richmond, Virginia. November 26, 1904. p. 1. Retrieved January 6, 2022– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  10. ↑ "Joseph Daniels Think Carolina Will Win Game (continued)". Richmond Times-Dispatch . Richmond, Virginia. November 26, 1904. p. 3. Retrieved January 6, 2022– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  11. ↑ "Virginia Downs Carolina 20 To 3". Richmond Times-Dispatch . Richmond, Virginia. November 27, 1904. p. 1. Retrieved January 6, 2022– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  12. ↑ "Virginia Downs Carolina 20 To 3 (continued)". Richmond Times-Dispatch . Richmond, Virginia. November 27, 1904. p. 2. Retrieved January 6, 2022– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  13. ↑ "1914 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results".
  14. ↑ University of Virginia Alumni News. Alumni Association of the University of Virginia. January 1, 1913.
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