1897 Virginia Cavaliers football team

1897 Virginia Cavaliers football
Southern co-champion
Conference	Independent
1897 record	6–2–1
Head coach	Martin V. Bergen (2nd season)
Captain	James Morrison
Home stadium	Madison Hall Field
Seasons

1897 college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Oregon Agricultural			–					5	–	0	–	0
Drexel			–					7	–	1	–	1
North Carolina			–					7	–	3	–	0
USC			–					5	–	1	–	0
Virginia			–					6	–	2	–	1
Stanford			–					4	–	1	–	0
Notre Dame			–					4	–	1	–	1
Washington Agricultural			–					2	–	0	–	0
Clemson			–					2	–	2	–	0
Oregon			–					1	–	1	–	0
Indiana State			–					1	–	2	–	0
Texas A&M			–					1	–	2	–	0
Washington			–					1	–	2	–	0
Montana			–					1	–	2	–	3
California			–					0	–	3	–	2
Utah			–					1	–	5	–	0

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
October 2, 1897	Franklin & Marshall	Madison Hall Field Charlottesville, Virginia	W 38–0
October 9, 1897	St Albans	Madison Hall Field Charlottesville, Virginia	W 14–0
October 13, 1897	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia	L 0–42
October 30, 1897	at Georgia	Piedmont Park Atlanta	W 17–4
November 6, 1897	Gallaudet	Madison Hall Field Charlottesville, Virginia	W 20–4
November 13, 1897	at Navy	Worden Field Annapolis, Maryland	L 0–4
November 18, 1897	George Washington	Madison Hall Field Charlottesville, Virginia	W 10–0
November 25, 1897	vs. North Carolina	Richmond, Virginia (South's Oldest Rivalry)	W 12–0
December 6, 1897	at Vanderbilt	Dudley Field Nashville, Tennessee	T 0–0

References

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