1908 Virginia Orange and Blue football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1908
| team = Virginia Orange and Blue
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Independent
| record = 7–0–1
| head_coach = Merritt Cooke Jr.
| hc_year = 1st
| captain = William C. Gloth
| stadium = Madison Hall Field
| champion = Southern co-champion
}}
{{1908 Southern college football independents records}}
The 1908 Virginia Orange and Blue football team represented the University of Virginia as an independent during the 1908 college football season. Led by Merritt Cooke Jr. in his first and only season as head coach, the Orange and Blue compiled a record of 7–0–1 and were one of two teams given the mythical title of Southern champion.{{cite news|url=http://virginiachronicle.com/cgi-bin/virginia?a=d&d=TD19081207.1.5#|title=As The Northern Writer Sees It|work=Times Dispatch|date=December 7, 1908}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 26
| time =
| w/l = w
| opponent = William & Mary
| site_stadium = Madison Hall Field
| site_cityst = Charlottesville, VA
| score = 11–0
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 30
| time =
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1908|team=St. John's Johnnies|title=St. John's (MD)}}
| site_stadium = Madison Hall Field
| site_cityst = Charlottesville, VA
| score = 18–9
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 3
| time =
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1908|team=Randolph–Macon Yellow Jackets|title=Randolph–Macon}}
| site_stadium = Madison Hall Field
| site_cityst = Charlottesville, VA
| score = 22–0
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 9
| time =
| w/l = w
| opponent = Davidson
| site_stadium = Madison Hall Field
| site_cityst = Charlottesville, VA
| score = 12–0
| source = {{cite news |title=Virginia downs Red and Black|date=October 10, 1908|newspaper=The State|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108806559/virginia-downs-red-and-black/|accessdate=September 2, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 17
| time = 2:30 p.m.
| w/l = t
| neutral = y
| opponent = Sewanee
| site_stadium = Lafayette Field
| site_cityst = Norfolk, VA
| score = 0–0
| attend = 5,000
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=No Score At Norfolk |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87712217/evening-star/ |newspaper=Evening Star |location=Washington, D.C. |date=October 18, 1908 |page=55 |access-date=October 25, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 31
| time = 3:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| neutral = y
| opponent = North Carolina A&M
| site_stadium = Lafayette Field
| site_cityst = Norfolk, VA
| score = 6–0
| attend = 5,000
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Virginia Downs A. & M. Of N. C. |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87712324/the-times-dispatch/ |newspaper=Richmond Times-Dispatch |location=Richmond, Virginia |date=November 1, 1908 |page=5 |access-date=October 25, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 14
| time =
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Georgetown
| site_stadium = Georgetown Field
| site_cityst = Washington, DC
| score = 6–0
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 26
| time =
| w/l = w
| neutral = y
| opponent = North Carolina
| site_stadium = Broad Street Park
| site_cityst = Richmond, VA
| gamename = South's Oldest Rivalry
| score = 31–0
| attend = 12,000
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Virginia Wins In Fine Game Over Carolina |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87712469/the-times-dispatch/ |newspaper=Richmond Times-Dispatch |location=Richmond, Virginia |date=November 27, 1908 |page=1 |access-date=October 25, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=Virginia Wins In Fine Game Over Carolina (continued) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87712527/the-times-dispatch/ |newspaper=Richmond Times-Dispatch |location=Richmond, Virginia |date=November 27, 1908 |page=8 |access-date=October 25, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=Crowds Surge Madly And Talk Of Sport |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87712630/the-times-dispatch/ |newspaper=Richmond Times-Dispatch |location=Richmond, Virginia |date=November 27, 1908 |page=8 |access-date=October 25, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
}}
{{cite web |url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/va/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2016-17/misc_non_event/16_Fact_Book_FB_Records.pdf |title=2016 Virginia Football Fact Book |author= |publisher=CBS Interactive |page=121 |access-date=January 6, 2017 |archive-date=January 8, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170108001551/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/va/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2016-17/misc_non_event/16_Fact_Book_FB_Records.pdf |url-status=dead }}
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