Virginia Football Team History
Virginia Cavaliers
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA
Founded: 1819 Stadium: Scott Stadium Capacity: 62,500 Colors: Navy Blue & Orange Coach: John P. Johnny Poe Conference: Independent-
1893 Season Highlights
John P. Johnny Poe enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Virginia.
1893 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Oct. 7 vs. Richmond
34
4
W
Sat., Oct. 14 vs.
Penn State
0
6
L
Thu., Oct. 19 vs. Washington YMCA
20
0
W
Sat., Oct. 21 @
Navy
0
28
L
Sat., Oct. 28 vs. Johns Hopkins
28
12
W
Sat., Nov. 4 vs. Georgetown
24
28
L
Sat., Nov. 11
Duke
30
0
W
Sat., Nov. 18 @ Georgetown
58
0
W
Wed., Nov. 22 @
Navy
12
0
W
Sat., Nov. 25 @ VMI
22
0
W
Thu., Nov. 30
North Carolina
16
0
W
1893 Season Totals
Record 8-3
Points Scored 244
Scoring Average 22.2
Points Allowed 78
Defense Average 7.1
Opponents Record 20-12
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-2
Away Record 3-1
1893 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1893 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1893 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.