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American college football season
The 1896 Virginia Orange and Bluefootball team represented the University of Virginia as an independent during the 1896 college football season. Led by first-year coach Martin V. Bergen, the team went 7–2–2 and claims a Southern championship.[1][2] W. A. Martin played at end.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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October 3 | | Hampton Athletic Club | | T 10–10 | | |
October 10 | | Miller School | - Madison Hall Field
- Charlottesville, VA
| W 26–2 | | |
October 14 | | at Penn | | L 0–20 | | |
October 17 | | St. John's (MD) | - Madison Hall Field
- Charlottesville, VA
| W 48–0 | | |
October 21 | | at Princeton | | L 0–48 | > 6,000 | [3] |
October 31 | 4:00 p.m. | VPI | - Madison Hall Field
- Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)
| W 44–0 | 600 | [4] |
November 2 | | St. Albans | - Madison Hall Field
- Charlottesville, VA
| W 6–0 | | |
November 11 | | vs. VMI | Lynchburg, VA | W 46–0 | | |
November 14 | | at Hampton Athletic Club | | T 6–6 | | |
November 21 | | Gallaudet | - Madison Hall Field
- Charlottesville, VA
| W 6–0 | | |
November 26 | 2:30 p.m. | vs. North Carolina | | W 46–0 | 8,000–9,000 | [5] |
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Season summary
Week 5: at Princeton
The Princeton Tigers defeated Virginia, 48 to 0; "the game was too one-sided to be interesting."[6]
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