1901 Virginia Cavaliers football team
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Southern champion
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| Conference | Independent |
| 1901 record | 8–2 |
| Head coach | Westley Abbott (1st year) |
| Captain | Robert M. Coleman |
| Home stadium | Madison Hall Field |
The 1901 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia in the 1901 college football season. Led by first year coach Westley Abbott, the team went 8–2 and claims a Southern championship.[1]
Several Virginia players were selected All-Southern, including Christie Benet, later a United States Senator for South Carolina, and Bradley Walker, later a Nashville attorney and prominent referee. Other All-Southerns were captains Robert M. Coleman, Buck Harris, and Ed Tutwiler.
Contents
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | ||||
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| October 2, 1901 | Washington and Lee | Madison Hall Field • Charlottesville, VA | W 28–0 | - | |||||
| October 5, 1901 | Roanoke | Madison Hall Field • Charlottesville, VA | W 68–0 | - | |||||
| October 9, 1901 | St. Albans | Madison Hall Field • Charlottesville, VA | W 39–0 | - | |||||
| October 12, 1901 | Gallaudet | Madison Hall Field • Charlottesville, VA | W 24–0 | - | |||||
| October 16, 1901 | at Penn | Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA | L 5–20 | - | |||||
| October 24, 1901 | vs. VMI | Lynchburg, VA | W 28–0 | - | |||||
| October 26, 1901 | 3:30pm[2] | at VPI | Sheib Field • Blacksburg, VA (Rivalry) | W 16–0 | 1,000[3] | ||||
| November 16, 1901 | at Georgetown | Georgetown Field • Washington, D. C. | L 16–17 | - | |||||
| November 23, 1901 | vs. North Carolina | Norfolk, VA (South's Oldest Rivalry) | W 23–6 | - | |||||
| November 28, 1901 | vs. Sewanee | Richmond, VA | W 23–5 | - | |||||
| *Non-conference game. | |||||||||
Players
Starters
Line
- Alexis Hobson, left end
- Bradley Walker, left tackle/fullback
- Buck Harris, left guard
- H. Dorsey Waters, center
- B. S. Moore, right guard
- Christie Benet, right tackle
- Bob Williams, right end
Backfield
- Ed Tutwiler, quarterback
- Robert M. Coleman, left halfback
- Burnley Lankford, right halfback
- F. C. Harris, fullback
Substitutes
- R. D. Cooke, left halfback
- C. P. MacGill, left end
- J. A. Mason, quarterback
- C. C. St. John, halfback
