1920 Virginia Orange and Blue football team

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1920 Virginia Orange and Blue football
Conference South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record5–2–2 (3–1 SAIAA)
Head coach
Home stadium Lambeth Field
Seasons
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1920 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
VMI $ 5 –0 –09 –0 –0
Maryland 4 –0 –07 –2 –0
Washington and Lee 3 –0 –05 –3 –0
Georgetown 3 –1 –06 –4 –0
Virginia 3 –1 –05 –2 –2
NC State 4 –2 –07 –3 –0
Richmond 2 –2 –06 –2 –0
Davidson 2 –2 –05 –5 –0
VPI 2 –4 –04 –6 –0
Catholic University 1 –3 –03 –5 –0
George Washington 0 –1 –01 –6 –1
St. John's (MD) 0 –1 –00 –1 –0
Johns Hopkins 0 –2 –00 –3 –0
William & Mary 0 –4 –04 –5 –0
North Carolina 0 –5 –02 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1920 Virginia Orange and Blue football team represented the University of Virginia as a member of the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SAIAA) during the 1920 college football season. Led by second-year head coach W. Rice Warren, who had helmed the team in 1913, the Orange and Blue compiled an overall record of 5–2–2 with a mark of 3–1 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the SAIAA.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 25 William & Mary *
W 27–0
October 2 Randolph–Macon *
  • Lambeth Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 65–0
October 9 VMI *
  • Lambeth Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 6–22
October 16at Johns Hopkins
W 14–0
October 23at Rutgers
W 7–0
October 30at Harvard *
L 0–24 [1]
November 6 Georgia *
  • Lambeth Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
T 0–0
November 13at Vanderbilt *
T 7–7
November 25 North Carolina
  • Lambeth Field
  • Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)
W 14–0
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ↑ Melville E. Webb Jr. (October 31, 1920). "Harvard Has No Easy Time With Virginia: Subs Score Twice in Final Period, Winning 24-0". The Boston Globe. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "1920 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results".
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