1916 Virginia Orange and Blue football team

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1916 Virginia Orange and Blue football
Conference South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record4–5 (2–1 SAIAA)
Head coach
Home stadium Lambeth Field
Seasons
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1916 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
VPI $ 4 –0 –07 –2 –0
Georgetown 2 –0 –08 –1 –0
Washington and Lee 1 –0 –05 –2 –2
George Washington 2 –1 –03 –3 –1
North Carolina 2 –1 –05 –4 –0
Catholic University 2 –1 –04 –4 –0
Virginia 2 –1 –04 –5 –0
Davidson 1 –2 –05 –3 –1
Richmond 1 –3 –15 –4 –2
VMI 1 –4 –04 –5 –0
St. John's (MD) 0 –1 –00 –1 –0
William & Mary 0 –2 –12 –5 –2
Johns Hopkins 0 –2 –00 –2 –0
North Carolina A&M 0 –4 –02 –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

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
September 30 Davidson
W 14–0 [1]
October 7at Yale *
L 3–61 [2]
October 14 Richmond
  • Lambeth Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 21–0
October 21 Georgia *
  • Lambeth Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 7–13
October 28at Vanderbilt *
L 6–27
November 4 Harvard *
L 0–51
November 11 South Carolina *
  • Lambeth Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 35–6 [3]
November 18 VMI
  • Lambeth Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 20–7
November 302:30 p.m.vs. North Carolina
L 0–7 [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

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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. ↑ "Virginia team wins from South Carolina". The Times Dispatch. November 12, 1916. Retrieved January 24, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Football Classic Event Of To-Day". Richmond Times-Dispatch . Richmond, Virginia. November 30, 1916. p. 1. Retrieved January 7, 2022– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  5. ↑ "Football Classic Event Of To-Day (continued)". Richmond Times-Dispatch . Richmond, Virginia. November 30, 1916. p. 5. Retrieved January 7, 2022– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  6. ↑ "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 Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  7. ↑ "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 Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  8. ↑ "Carolinians Victorious After Eight Consecutive Defeats". Richmond Times-Dispatch . Richmond, Virginia. December 1, 1916. p. 8. Retrieved January 7, 2022– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  9. ↑ "1916 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results".
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