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 L. DeSaulles Conference: Independent-
1902 Season Highlights
John L. DeSaulles enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Virginia.
1902 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 27 vs. Washington & Lee
16
0
W
Sat., Oct. 4 vs. St. Albans
15
0
W
Sat., Oct. 11 @ Nashville
27
0
W
Sat., Oct. 18 @ Transylvania
12
0
W
Sat., Oct. 25 vs. St. Johns (Maryland)
22
0
W
Sat., Nov. 1 vs. Davidson
35
0
W
Sat., Nov. 8 vs. Lehigh
6
34
L
@ Washington, DC
Sat., Nov. 15 vs.
Virginia Tech
6
0
W
Sat., Nov. 22 vs. Carlisle
6
5
W
@ Norfolk, VA
Thu., Nov. 27 vs.
North Carolina
12
12
T
@ Richmond, VA
1902 Season Totals
Record 8-1
-1
Points Scored 157
Scoring Average 15.7
Points Allowed 51
Defense Average 5.1
Opponents Record 8-3
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 6-1
-1
Away Record 2-0
1902 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1902 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1902 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 first college football National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.