1899 Virginia Orange and Blue football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{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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