1901 Virginia Cavaliers football team

1901 Virginia Cavaliers football
Southern champion
Conference	Independent
1901 record	8–2
Head coach	Westley Abbott (1st season)
Captain	Robert M. Coleman
Home stadium	Madison Hall Field
Seasons

1901 college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Harvard			–					12	–	0	–	0
Yale			–					11	–	1	–	1
California			–					9	–	0	–	1
Stetson			–					1	–	0	–	0
Cornell			–					11	–	1	–	0
Dartmouth			–					10	–	1	–	0
Massachusetts			–					9	–	1	–	0
Princeton			–					9	–	1	–	1
Notre Dame			–					8	–	1	–	1
Kentucky U.			–					7	–	1	–	1
Army			–					5	–	1	–	2
Connecticut			–					8	–	2	–	0
Virginia			–					8	–	2	–	0
Texas			–					8	–	2	–	1
Arizona			–					4	–	1	–	0
Washington Agricultural			–					4	–	1	–	0
Nebraska			–					7	–	2	–	0
Western U. of Penn			–					7	–	2	–	1
Lafayette			–					9	–	3	–	0
Utah			–					3	–	1	–	0
Penn			–					10	–	5	–	0
Gallaudet			–					4	–	2	–	2
William & Mary			–					2	–	1	–	1
Columbia			–					8	–	5	–	0
Baylor			–					5	–	3	–	0
Penn State			–					5	–	3	–	0
Ohio State			–					5	–	3	–	1
VMI			–					4	–	3	–	0
Washington			–					4	–	3	–	0
Navy			–					6	–	4	–	1
Stanford			–					3	–	2	–	2
Oklahoma			–					3	–	2	–	0
Drake			–					4	–	4	–	0
Detroit			–					3	–	3	–	0
Kansas State			–					3	–	4	–	1
Michigan Agricultural			–					3	–	4	–	1
Oregon			–					3	–	4	–	1
Carlisle			–					5	–	7	–	1
Montana			–					2	–	3	–	0
Oklahoma A&M			–					2	–	3	–	0
Villanova			–					2	–	3	–	0
Arkansas			–					3	–	5	–	0
Kansas			–					3	–	5	–	2
Furman			–					1	–	2	–	1
Texas A&M			–					1	–	4	–	0
Missouri			–					1	–	6	–	1
Maryland			–					1	–	7	–	0
Boston College			–					1	–	8	–	0
Florida Agricultural			–					0	–	1	–	0
Kendall			–					0	–	1	–	0
USC			–					0	–	1	–	0
Rhode Island			–					0	–	2	–	0
Rutgers			–					0	–	7	–	0

The 1901 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia in the 1901 college football season. Led by first year coach Westley Abbott, the team went 8–2 and claims a Southern championship.

Several Virginia players were selected All-Southern, including Christie Benet, later a United States Senator for South Carolina, and Bradley Walker, later a Nashville attorney and prominent referee. Other All-Southerns were captains Robert M. Coleman, Buck Harris, and Ed Tutwiler.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 2		Washington and Lee	Madison Hall Field Charlottesville, VA	W 28–0
October 5		Roanoke	Madison Hall Field Charlottesville, VA	W 68–0
October 9		St. Albans	Madison Hall Field Charlottesville, VA	W 39–0
October 12		Gallaudet	Madison Hall Field Charlottesville, VA	W 24–0
October 16		at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 5–20	5,000
October 24		vs. VMI	Lynchburg, VA	W 28–0
October 26	3:30pm	at VPI	Sheib Field Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)	W 16–0	1,000
November 16		at Georgetown	Georgetown Field Washington, DC	L 16–17	6,000
November 23		vs. North Carolina	Norfolk, VA (South's Oldest Rivalry)	W 23–6	5,000
November 28		vs. Sewanee	Richmond, VA	W 23–5

Players

Starters

Line

Player	Position	Games started	Hometown	Prep school	Height	Weight	Age
Christie Benet	right tackle		Abbeville, South Carolina
Buck Harris	left guard		San Antonio, Texas			164
Alexis Hobson	left end		Richmond, Virginia			150
B. S. Moore	right guard
Bradley Walker	left tackle/fullback		Nashville, Tennessee		6'3"	198
H. Dorsey Waters	center
Bob Williams	right end		Bland, Virginia

Backfield

Player	Position	Games started	Hometown	Prep school	Height	Weight	Age
Robert M. Coleman	left halfback		Lexington, Kentucky			142
F. C. Harris	fullback
Burnley Lankford	right halfback
Ed Tutwiler	quarterback		Birmingham, Alabama

Substitutes

Player	Position
R. D. Cooke	left halfback
C. P. MacGill	left end
J. A. Mason	quarterback
C. C. St. John	halfback

Honors and awards

• All-Southern: Christie Benet, Buck Harris, Ed Tutwiler, Robert M. Coleman, Bradley Walker.

References

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