1916 Virginia Orange and Blue football team

1916 Virginia Orange and Blue football
Conference	South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	4–5 (2–1 SAIAA)
Head coach	Peyton Evans (1st season)
Home stadium	Lambeth Field
Seasons ←  1915 1919  →

1916 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
VPI $	4	–	0	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Georgetown	2	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Washington and Lee	1	–	0	–	0			5	–	2	–	2
George Washington	2	–	1	–	0			3	–	3	–	1
North Carolina	2	–	1	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Catholic University	2	–	1	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Virginia	2	–	1	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Davidson	1	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	1
Richmond	1	–	3	–	1			5	–	4	–	2
VMI	1	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
St. John's (MD)	0	–	1	–	0			0	–	1	–	0
William & Mary	0	–	2	–	1			2	–	5	–	2
Johns Hopkins	0	–	2	–	0			0	–	2	–	0
North Carolina A&M	0	–	4	–	0			2	–	5	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1916 Virginia Orange and Blue football team represented the University of Virginia as a member of the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SAIAA) during the 1916 college football season. Led by Peyton Evans in his first and only season as head coach, the Orange and Blue compiled an overall record of 4–5 with a mark of 2–1 in conference play, tying for fifth place in the SAIAA.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 30		Davidson	Lambeth Field Charlottesville, VA	W 14–0	[1]
October 7		at Yale *	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 3–61	[2]
October 14		Richmond	Lambeth Field Charlottesville, VA	W 21–0	[3]
October 21		Georgia *	Lambeth Field Charlottesville, VA	L 7–13	[4]
October 28		at Vanderbilt *	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	L 6–27	[5]
November 4		Harvard *	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 0–51	[6]
November 11		South Carolina *	Lambeth Field Charlottesville, VA	W 35–6	[7]
November 18		VMI	Lambeth Field Charlottesville, VA	W 20–7	[8]
November 30	2:30 p.m.	vs. North Carolina	Broad Street Park Richmond, VA (rivalry)	L 0–7	[9] [10] [11] [12] [13]
*Non-conference game All times are in Eastern time

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References

1. "Virginia wins game, but Davidson comes back strong after coach Evans' team scores two touchdowns". The Baltimore Sun. October 1, 1916. Retrieved September 3, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Yale Crushes Virginia Beneath 61 to 3 Defeat". The Hartford Courant. October 8, 1916. p. 31 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Victory for Virginia". The Baltimore Sun. October 15, 1919. Retrieved July 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Georgians hand Virginians first wallop in 3 years". The News and Observer. October 22, 1916. Retrieved July 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Virginia is unable to stop "Rabbit" Curry and Vanderbilt wins easily". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 29, 1916. Retrieved July 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Harvard attack swamps Virginia". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 5, 1916. Retrieved July 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Virginia team wins from South Carolina". The Times Dispatch. November 12, 1916. Retrieved January 24, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Close shave for Virginia". The Virginian-Pilot. November 19, 1916. Retrieved July 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Football Classic Event Of To-Day". Richmond Times-Dispatch . Richmond, Virginia. November 30, 1916. p. 1. Retrieved January 7, 2022– via Newspapers.com .
10. "Football Classic Event Of To-Day (continued)". Richmond Times-Dispatch . Richmond, Virginia. November 30, 1916. p. 5. Retrieved January 7, 2022– via Newspapers.com .
11. "Carolina Wins From Virginia By Score of 7 To 0". Richmond Times-Dispatch . Richmond, Virginia. December 1, 1916. p. 1. Retrieved January 7, 2022– via Newspapers.com .
12. "Carolina Wins From Virginia By Score of 7 To 0 (continued)". Richmond Times-Dispatch . Richmond, Virginia. December 1, 1916. p. 8. Retrieved January 7, 2022– via Newspapers.com .
13. "Carolinians Victorious After Eight Consecutive Defeats". Richmond Times-Dispatch . Richmond, Virginia. December 1, 1916. p. 8. Retrieved January 7, 2022– via Newspapers.com .
14. "1916 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results".