1897 Virginia Orange and Blue football team explained

Year:	1897
Team:	Virginia Orange and Blue
Sport:	football
Conference:	Independent
Record:	6–2–1
Head Coach:	Martin V. Bergen
Hc Year:	2nd
Captain:	James Morrison
Stadium:	Madison Hall Field
Champion:	Southern co-champion

The 1897 Virginia Orange and Blue football team represented the University of Virginia as an independent the 1897 college football season. Led by second-year coach Martin Bergen, the team went 6–2–1 and claims a Southern co-championship.^[1] The Cavaliers tied Vanderbilt in the southern championship game. The Georgia game saw the death of Richard Von Albade Gammon.^[2] The team's captain was James Morrison.

Schedule

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Champions of the South regardless of conference affiliation.
2. Book: A History of Rome and Floyd County. 347. 1. George Magruder Battey. 1922.
3. Web site: 1897 Virginia Cavaliers . February 24, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150225103912/http://www.databasefootball.com/college/teams/teamyear.htm?TeamID=111&Season=1897 . February 25, 2015 .