1915 Virginia Orange and Blue football team

The 1915 Virginia Orange and Blue football team represented the University of Virginia as a member of the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SAIAA) during the 1915 college football season. Led by Harry Varner in his first and only season as head coach, the Orange and Blue compiled an overall record of 8–1 with a mark of 2–0 in conference play, sharing the SAIAA title with Georgetown and Washington and Lee. The only blemish on Virginia's record was a loss to Harvard, whose only loss was to national champion Cornell. The team outscored its opponents 219 to 26 on the season. Virginia halfback Eugene Mayer was the south's first consensus All-American.

1915 Virginia Orange and Blue football
SAIAA co-champion
ConferenceSouth Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record8–1 (2–0 SAIAA)
Head coach
CaptainHarris Coleman
Home stadiumLambeth Field
Seasons
← 1914
1916 →
1915 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Virginia +200810
Washington and Lee +200611
Georgetown +200720
Catholic University100520
Johns Hopkins100100
Richmond010441
VPI010440
North Carolina A&M020331
North Carolina020431
  • + – Conference co-champions

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 25Randolph–Macon*W 20–0[1]
October 2at Yale*W 10–0[2]
October 9Richmond
  • Lambeth Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 74–0[3]
October 16at Harvard*L 0–9[4]
October 23at Georgia*W 9–7[5]
October 30VMI*
  • Lambeth Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 44–0[6]
November 6Vanderbilt*
  • Lambeth Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 35–10[7]
November 13at South Carolina*
W 13–0[8]
November 25vs. North CarolinaW 14–0[9][10]
  • *Non-conference game

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