1914 Virginia Orange and Blue football team

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1914
Virginia Orange and Blue football
SAIAA co-champion
ConferenceSouth Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record8–1 (3–0 SAIAA)
Head coach
CaptainEugene Mayer
Home stadiumLambeth Field
Seasons
1914 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Washington and Lee + 3 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
Virginia + 3 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
North Carolina 1 – 1 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
VPI 1 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 1
Georgetown 0 – 1 – 1 2 – 4 – 2
North Carolina A&M 0 – 2 – 1 3 – 3 – 1
St. John's (MD)
 0 – 1 – 0 0 – 1 – 0
Johns Hopkins 0 – 1 – 0 0 – 2 – 0
Richmond 0 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1914 Virginia Orange and Blue football team represented the University of Virginia as a member of the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SAIAA) during the 1914 college football season. Led by Joseph M. Wood in his first and only season as head coach, the Orange and Blue compiled an overall record of 8–1 with a mark of 3–0 in conference play, sharing the SAIAA title with Washington and Lee. Virginia outscored its opponents 353 to 38 on the season.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 26Randolph–Macon*
W 39–0
October 3at Yale*
L 0–21
October 10Richmond
  • Lambeth Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 62–0
October 17South Carolina*
  • Lambeth Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 49–7[1]
October 24Georgia*
  • Lambeth Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 28–0
October 31at
Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
    		• W 20–7
    November 7
    St. John's (MD)
    • Lambeth Field
    • Charlottesville, VA
    		W 88–0
    November 14at
    Swarthmore*
    		Swarthmore, PAW 47–0
    November 26vs. North Carolina
    		W 20–3[2][3][4][5]
    • *Non-conference game

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    Players

    Varsity lettermen

    Line

    Player Position Games
    started     		Hometown Prep school Height Weight Age
    Rube Barker tackle East St. Louis, Illinois 175
    Harris Coleman guard Stanford, Kentucky
    Peyton Evans center
    James T. Gillette end
    Claude Moore guard
    James Clay Ward tackle
    James L. White end Macon, Georgia

    Backfield

    Player Position Games
    started     		Hometown Prep school Height Weight Age
    Robert Kent Gooch quarterback Roanoke, Virginia
    Buck Mayer halfback Norfolk, Virginia 172
    M. A. Sparr fullback
    William E. Word halfback

    Subs

    Player Position Games
    started     		Hometown Prep school Height Weight Age
    George Wayne Anderson center
    W. Watkins Flannagan end
    Edward C. Anderson halfback
    Norberne Berkeley quarterback
    Knox Walker fullback

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    References

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    6. ^ "1914 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results".
    7. ^ University of Virginia Alumni News. Alumni Association of the University of Virginia. January 1, 1913.
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