1897 Virginia Cavaliers football team

1897 Virginia Cavaliers football

Southern co-champion
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	Opponent	Site	Result
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.

Virginia Cavaliers football

Venues	Madison Hall Field (1888–1912) Lambeth Field (1913–30) Scott Stadium (1931–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Florida State (Jefferson–Eppes Trophy) Maryland North Carolina (South's Oldest Rivalry) Virginia Tech (Commonwealth Cup)

Culture & lore	CavMan "The Cavalier Song" "The Good Old Song" Cavalier Marching Band "Toe meets leather"

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders W. A. Lambeth

Seasons	1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Independent Southern football champions

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