1897 Virginia Cavaliers football team
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Southern co-champion
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| Conference | Independent |
| 1897 record | 6–2–1 |
| Head coach | Martin Bergen (2nd year) |
| Captain | James Morrison |
| Home stadium | Madison Hall Field |
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.[1] The Cavaliers tied Vanderbilt in the southern championship game. The Georgia game saw the death of Richard Von Albade Gammon.[2] The team's captain was James Morrison.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | |||||
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| October 2, 1897 | Franklin & Marshall | Madison Hall Field • Charlottesville, VA | W 38–0 | ||||||
| October 9, 1897 | St Albans | Madison Hall Field • Charlottesville, VA | W 14–0 | ||||||
| October 13, 1897 | at Penn | Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA | L 0–42 | ||||||
| October 30, 1897 | at Georgia | Piedmont Park • Atlanta, GA | W 17–4 | ||||||
| November 6, 1897 | Gallaudet | Madison Hall Field • Charlottesville, VA | W 20–4 | ||||||
| November 13, 1897 | at Navy | Worden Field • Annapolis, MD | L 0–4 | ||||||
| November 18, 1897 | George Washington | Madison Hall Field • Charlottesville, VA | W 10–0 | ||||||
| November 25, 1897 | vs. North Carolina | Richmond, VA (South's Oldest Rivalry) | W 12–0 | ||||||
| December 6, 1897 | at Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | T 0–0 | ||||||
| *Non-conference game. | |||||||||
