1896 Virginia Cavaliers football team

1896 Virginia Cavaliers football

Southern champion
Conference	Independent
1896 record	7–2–2
Head coach	Martin Bergen (1st year)
Captain	Paul Lee Cocke
Home stadium	Madison Hall Field

The 1896 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia in the 1896 college football season. Led by first year coach Martin Bergen, the team went 7–2–2 and claims a Southern championship.^[1]^[2]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
October 3, 1896		Hampton Athletic Club	Madison Hall Field • Charlottesville, VA	T 10–10	-
October 10, 1896		Miller School	Madison Hall Field • Charlottesville, VA	W 26–2	-
October 14, 1896		at Penn	Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA	L 0–20	-
October 17, 1896		St. Johns	Madison Hall Field • Charlottesville, VA	W 48–0	-
October 21, 1896		at Princeton	University Field • Princeton, NJ	L 0–48	-
October 31, 1896	4:00pm^[3]	VPI	Madison Hall Field • Charlottesville, VA (Rivalry)	W 44–0	600^[3]
November 2, 1896		St. Albans	Madison Hall Field • Charlottesville, VA	W 6–0	-
November 11, 1896		vs. VMI	Lynchburg, VA	W 46–0	-
November 14, 1896		at Hampton Athletic Club		T 6–6	-
November 21, 1896		Gallaudet	Madison Hall Field • Charlottesville, VA	W 6–0	-
November 26, 1896		vs. North Carolina	Richmond, VA (South's Oldest Rivalry)	W 46–0	-
*Non-conference game.

The Princeton Tigers defeated Virginia 48 to 0, "the game was too one-sided to be interesting."^[6]

↑ "Champions of the South regardless of conference affiliation".
↑ "The Virginians Are Still Champions". The Times-Picayune. November 27, 1896. p. 8. Retrieved August 14, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
1 2 "Foot-Ball in Virginia". The Times. Library of Virginia. November 1, 1896. p. 6. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
↑ "1896 Virginia Cavaliers". Retrieved February 24, 2015.
↑ "All-time results". Retrieved February 25, 2015.
↑ Athletics at Princeton: A History. p. 374.

Virginia Cavaliers football

Venues	Madison Hall Field (1888–1912) Lambeth Field (1913–30) Scott Stadium (1931–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Florida State (Jefferson–Eppes Trophy) Maryland North Carolina (South's Oldest Rivalry) Virginia Tech (Commonwealth Cup)

Culture & lore	CavMan "The Cavalier Song" "The Good Old Song" Cavalier Marching Band "Toe meets leather"

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders W. A. Lambeth

Seasons	1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Independent Southern football champions

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