1892 Virginia Orange and Blue football team explained

Year:1892
Team:Virginia Orange and Blue
Sport:football
Conference:Independent
Record:3–2–1
Head Coach:William C. Spicer
Hc Year:1st
Captain:Richard S. Thomas Jr.
Stadium:Madison Hall Field
Champion:Southern co-champion

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.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Outing. Outing Publishing Company. 1895.
  2. Web site: Champions of the South regardless of conference affiliation.