1890 Virginia Orange and Blue football team explained

Year:	1890
Team:	Virginia Orange and Blue
Sport:	football
Conference:	Independent
Record:	5–2
Head Coach:	None
Captain:	William W. Daggett
Stadium:	Madison Hall Field
Champion:	Southern champion

The 1890 Virginia Orange and Blue football team represented the University of Virginia as an independent the 1890 college football season. The team had no known coach, and went 5–2 and claims a Southern championship.^[1] The 115–0 drubbing by Princeton signaled football's arrival in the south.^{[2] [3]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Champions of the South regardless of conference affiliation.
2. Web site: Lambeth: Virginia's Father of Athletics. Kevin Edds. TheSabre.com. June 7, 2013. April 9, 2015.
3. Web site: Newman. Zipp. Southern Football Notes. Times Daily - Google News Archive Search. January 17, 2018. December 4, 1950.