1892 Virginia Orange and Blue football team

The 1892 Virginia Orange and Blue football team represented the University of Virginia as an independent the 1892 college football season. The team was led by first-year coach William C. Spicer.[1] The team posted a 3–2–1 record to claim a Southern championship, though it split two games with co-champion North Carolina.[2] Those games with UNC mark the beginning of the South's Oldest Rivalry.

1892 Virginia Orange and Blue football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–2–1
Head coach
CaptainRichard S. Thomas Jr.
Home stadiumMadison Hall Field
Seasons
 1891
1893 
1892 Southern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Centre  600
Biddle  100
Furman  100
North Carolina A&M  100
Virginia Military  401
Wake Forest  401
Johns Hopkins  710
North Carolina  510
Central (KY)  410
Sewanee  511
Navy  520
Georgetown  421
Virginia  321
Vanderbilt  440
Alabama  220
Auburn  220
Georgia  110
Virginia A&M  110
Western Maryland  001
Richmond  230
Delaware  122
Kentucky A&M  241
Tennessee  250
Mercer  120
Trinity (NC)  130
Hampden–Sydney  010
Livingstone  010
Maryville (TN)  010
South Carolina  010
Georgia Tech  030
Maryland  030

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 11Penn
L 0–32
October 22North Carolina
W 30–18
October 293:00 p.m.vs. SewaneeW 30–0700[3][4]
November 16Georgetown
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
T 4–4
November 24vs. Trinity (NC)
W 46–4[5][6]
November 263:00 p.m.vs. North Carolina
  • Brisbane Park
  • Atlanta, GA
L 0–26[7][8]

References

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  1. Miles, Lovick Pierce (December 1894). "Football In The South". Outing. XXV (3). Outing Publishing Company: 260. Retrieved January 4, 2024 via Google Books.
  2. "Champions of the South regardless of conference affiliation".
  3. "Foot Ball". The Times. Richmond, Virginia. October 29, 1892. p. 6. Retrieved September 13, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. "Thirty To Nothing". The Richmond Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. October 30, 1892. p. 8. Retrieved September 13, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. "The College Boys". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. November 24, 1892. p. 7. Retrieved September 13, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. "They're Champions". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. November 25, 1892. p. 5. Retrieved September 13, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. "The Last Game". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. November 26, 1892. p. 5. Retrieved September 13, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. "The White And Blue". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. November 27, 1892. p. 20. Retrieved September 13, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.