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1905 Virginia Orange and Blue football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–4
Head coach
CaptainMerritt Cooke Jr.
Home stadiumMadison Hall Field
Seasons
← 1904
1906 →
1905 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tusculum   –   1 – 0 – 0
Stetson   –   4 – 0 – 1
VPI   –   9 – 1 – 0
Navy   –   10 – 1 – 1
Grant   –   6 – 1 – 0
Kentucky University   –   7 – 0 – 3
Oklahoma   –   7 – 2 – 0
Washington and Lee   –   7 – 2 – 0
Texas A&M   –   7 – 2 – 0
Marshall   –   6 – 2 – 0
North Carolina A&M   –   4 – 1 – 1
West Virginia   –   6 – 3 – 0
Kentucky State College   –   6 – 3 – 1
South Carolina   –   4 – 2 – 1
Maryland   –   6 – 4 – 0
Central State Normal   –   4 – 3 – 1
North Carolina   –   4 – 3 – 1
Virginia   –   5 – 4 – 0
Catholic University   –   0 – 0 – 1
TCU   –   4 – 4 – 0
Delaware   –   3 – 4 – 1
The Citadel   –   2 – 3 – 1
Richmond   –   3 – 5 – 2
George Washington   –   3 – 4 – 2
Davidson   –   3 – 4 – 0
Howard (AL)   –   1 – 2 – 1
VMI   –   2 – 5 – 1
Oklahoma A&M   –   1 – 4 – 2
Arkansas   –   2 – 6 – 0
Kendall   –   1 – 3 – 0
Georgetown   –   2 – 7 – 0
Goldey College   –   1 – 4 – 0
Baylor   –   1 – 6 – 0
Louisiana Industrial   –   0 – 1 – 0

The 1905 Virginia Orange and Blue football team represented the University of Virginia as an independent during the 1905 college football season. Led by first-year head ccoach William C. "King" Cole, the Orange and Blue compiled a record of 6–41.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Randolph–Macon
W 59–0
September 30St. John's (MD)
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 30–5
October 7North Carolina A&M
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 10–0
October 14vs. Carlisle
L 0–128,000[1]
October 213:00 p.m.vs. Bucknell
W 15–112,500[2][3][4]
October 27Davidson
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 11–0[5]
November 43:00 p.m.VPI
  • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)
L 0–11
November 11at George Washington
W 55–0[6]
November 18at Navy
L 0–22
November 302:30 p.m.vs. North Carolina
L 0–1712,000[7][8]

References

  1. ^ "Virginians Are Overpowered by "Redskins"". The Times Dispatch. October 15, 1905. pp. 1, 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Bucknell And Virginia". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. October 21, 1905. p. 5. Retrieved September 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Virginia Beats Heavy Bucknell". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. October 22, 1905. p. 15. Retrieved September 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Virginia Beats Heavy Bucknell (continued)". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. October 22, 1905. p. 16. Retrieved September 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Victory Won By Virginia Sweat". The News and Observer. October 28, 1905. Retrieved October 11, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Virginians too heavy - They down George Washington by score of 55 to 0". The Washington Post. November 12, 1905. Retrieved February 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "U. Of V. Downed By The Tarheels". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. December 1, 1905. p. 1. Retrieved September 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "U. Of V. Downed By The Tarheels (continued)". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. December 1, 1905. p. 7. Retrieved September 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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