1920 Virginia Orange and Blue football team

American college football season

1920 Virginia Orange and Blue football
ConferenceSouth Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record5–2–2 (3–1 SAIAA)
Head coach
  • W. Rice Warren (2nd season)
Home stadiumLambeth Field
Seasons
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1920 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
VMI $ 5 0 0 9 0 0
Maryland 4 0 0 7 2 0
Washington and Lee 3 0 0 5 3 0
Georgetown 3 1 0 6 4 0
Virginia 3 1 0 5 2 2
NC State 4 2 0 7 3 0
Richmond 2 2 0 6 2 0
Davidson 2 2 0 5 5 0
VPI 2 4 0 4 6 0
Catholic University 1 3 0 3 5 0
George Washington 0 1 0 1 6 1
St. John's (MD) 0 1 0 0 1 0
Johns Hopkins 0 2 0 0 3 0
William & Mary 0 4 0 4 5 0
North Carolina 0 5 0 2 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1920 Virginia Orange and Blue football team represented the University of Virginia as a member of the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SAIAA) during the 1920 college football season. Led by second-year head coach W. Rice Warren, who had helmed the team in 1913, the Orange and Blue compiled an overall record of 5–2–2 with a mark of 3–1 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the SAIAA.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 25William & Mary*W 27–0[1]
October 2Randolph–Macon*
  • Lambeth Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 65–0[2]
October 9VMI*
  • Lambeth Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 6–22[3]
October 16at Johns HopkinsW 14–0[4]
October 23at Rutgers
W 7–0[5]
October 30at Harvard*L 0–24[6]
November 6Georgia*
  • Lambeth Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
T 0–0[7]
November 13at Vanderbilt*T 7–7[8]
November 25North Carolina
  • Lambeth Field
  • Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)
W 14–0[9]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ^ "Virginia defeats William and Mary". The Roanoke Times. September 26, 1920. Retrieved July 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "University of Virginia drubs Randolph–Macon". The Baltimore Sun. October 3, 1920. Retrieved July 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "V.M.I. defeats U. of VA.; 22 to 6". The Roanoke Times. October 10, 1920. Retrieved July 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Crushing attacks of Virginia backs crumple Johns Hopkins". The Washington Post. October 17, 1920. Retrieved July 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Virginians defeat Rutgers, 7 to 0". The New York Herald. October 24, 1920. Retrieved July 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Melville E. Webb Jr. (October 31, 1920). "Harvard Has No Easy Time With Virginia: Subs Score Twice in Final Period, Winning 24-0". The Boston Globe. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Georgia and Virginia play scoreless tie". The Commercial Appeal. November 7, 1920. Retrieved July 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Vandy and Virginia in 7 and 7 deadlock". The Commercial Appeal. November 14, 1920. Retrieved July 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Virginia wins from North Carolina after hard fight". The Tampa Morning Tribune. November 26, 1920. Retrieved July 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "1920 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results".
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