1899 Virginia Orange and Blue football team

{{short description|American college football season}}

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{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1899

| team = Virginia Orange and Blue

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Independent

| record = 4–3–2

| head_coach = Archie Hoxton

| hc_year = 1st

| captain = H. T. Summersgill

| stadium = Madison Hall Field

}}

{{1899 Southern college football independents records}}

The 1899 Virginia Orange and Blue football team represented the University of Virginia as an independent during the 1899 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Archie Hoxton, the Orange and Blue compiled a record of 4–3–2.

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| timezone = Eastern

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 30

| time =

| w/l = w

| opponent = St. Albans

| site_stadium = Madison Hall Field

| site_cityst = Charlottesville, VA

| score = 10–0

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 7

| time =

| w/l = w

| opponent = Episcopal High School

| site_stadium = Madison Hall Field

| site_cityst = Charlottesville, VA

| score = 33–6

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 11

| time =

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Penn

| site_stadium = Franklin Field

| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA

| score = 6–33

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 14

| time =

| w/l = t

| opponent = Maryland Medical College

| site_stadium = Madison Hall Field

| site_cityst = Charlottesville, VA

| score = 0–0

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 21

| time =

| w/l = l

| opponent = Gallaudet

| site_stadium = Madison Hall Field

| site_cityst = Charlottesville, VA

| score = 5–11

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 4

| time =

| w/l = l

| neutral = y

| opponent = Michigan

| site_stadium = Bennett Park

| site_cityst = Detroit, MI

| score = 0–38

| attend = 2,500–3,000

| source = {{cite news|title=U. of M.'s Gala Day: Celebrated the Annual Detroit Game With a Glorious Victory|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=November 5, 1899|pages=1–2|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21658747/u_of_ms_gala_day_celebrated_the/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=A Decisive Victory: Virginia Defeated Saturday by a Score of 38 to 0|newspaper=The U. of M. Daily|date=November 6, 1899|pages=1–2|url=https://digital.bentley.umich.edu/midaily/mdp.39015071730795/151|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news |author= |title=Michigan, 38; Virginia, 0 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97524702/st-louis-globe-democrat/ |newspaper=St. Louis Globe-Democrat |location=St. Louis, Missouri |date=November 5, 1899 |page=14 |access-date=March 13, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 11

| time =

| w/l = w

| opponent = VPI

| site_stadium = Madison Hall Field

| site_cityst = Charlottesville, VA

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 28–0

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 18

| time =

| w/l = t

| away = y

| opponent = Georgetown

| site_stadium = Georgetown Field

| site_cityst = Washington, DC

| score = 0–0

| attend = 6,000

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 30

| time = 2:30 p.m.

| w/l = w

| neutral = y

| opponent = Lehigh

| site_stadium = Broad Street Park

| site_cityst = Richmond, VA

| score = 10–0

| attend = 4,000

| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Foot-ball |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85408310/richmond-dispatch/ |newspaper=The Richmond Dispatch |location=Richmond, Virginia |date=November 28, 1899 |page=3 |access-date=September 15, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=The Orange And Blue Waves In Triumph |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85408536/the-times/ |newspaper=The Times |location=Richmond, Virginia |date=December 1, 1899 |page=1 |access-date=September 15, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=The Orange And Blue Waves In Triumph (continued) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85408628/the-times/ |newspaper=The Times |location=Richmond, Virginia |date=December 1, 1899 |page=2 |access-date=September 15, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=The Orange And Blue Waves In Triumph (continued) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85408693/the-times/ |newspaper=The Times |location=Richmond, Virginia |date=December 1, 1899 |page=3 |access-date=September 15, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=Lehigh Is Laid Low |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85408445/daily-press/ |newspaper=Daily Press |location=Newport News, Virginia |date=December 1, 1899 |page=1 |access-date=September 15, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

}}

}}

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