1896 Virginia Cavaliers football team
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Southern champion
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| Conference | Independent |
| 1896 record | 7–2–2 |
| Head coach | Martin Bergen (1st year) |
| Captain | Paul Lee Cocke |
| Home stadium | Madison Hall Field |
The 1896 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia in the 1896 college football season. Led by first year coach Martin Bergen, the team went 7–2–2 and claims a Southern championship.[1][2]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | ||||
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| October 3, 1896 | Hampton Athletic Club | Madison Hall Field • Charlottesville, VA | T 10–10 | - | |||||
| October 10, 1896 | Miller School | Madison Hall Field • Charlottesville, VA | W 26–2 | - | |||||
| October 14, 1896 | at Penn | Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA | L 0–20 | - | |||||
| October 17, 1896 | St. Johns | Madison Hall Field • Charlottesville, VA | W 48–0 | - | |||||
| October 21, 1896 | at Princeton | University Field • Princeton, NJ | L 0–48 | - | |||||
| October 31, 1896 | 4:00pm[3] | VPI | Madison Hall Field • Charlottesville, VA (Rivalry) | W 44–0 | 600[3] | ||||
| November 2, 1896 | St. Albans | Madison Hall Field • Charlottesville, VA | W 6–0 | - | |||||
| November 11, 1896 | vs. VMI | Lynchburg, VA | W 46–0 | - | |||||
| November 14, 1896 | at Hampton Athletic Club | T 6–6 | - | ||||||
| November 21, 1896 | Gallaudet | Madison Hall Field • Charlottesville, VA | W 6–0 | - | |||||
| November 26, 1896 | vs. North Carolina | Richmond, VA (South's Oldest Rivalry) | W 46–0 | - | |||||
| *Non-conference game. | |||||||||
Season summary
Week 5: at Princeton
The Princeton Tigers defeated Virginia 48 to 0, "the game was too one-sided to be interesting."[6]
References
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