AHSFHS.org

Search Site

Virginia Football Team History

Virginia Cavaliers

University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA
Founded: 1819
Stadium: Scott Stadium
Capacity: 62,500
Colors: Navy Blue & Orange
Coach: Peyton R. Evans
Conference: South Atlantic Intercollegiate-

Select Year:

1888 <-- 1915 <- 1916 -> 1917 --> 2024

1916 Season Highlights

Peyton R. Evans enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Virginia.

1916 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 30	vs. Davidson	14	0	W
Sat., Oct. 7	@ Yale	3	61	L
Sat., Oct. 14	vs. Richmond	21	0	W
Sat., Oct. 21	vs. Georgia	7	13	L
Sat., Oct. 28	@ Vanderbilt	6	27	L
Sat., Nov. 4	@ Harvard	0	51	L
Sat., Nov. 11	vs. South Carolina	35	6	W
Sat., Nov. 18	vs. Virginia Military Institute	20	7	W
Thu., Nov. 30	vs. North Carolina	0	7	L	@ Richmond, VA

1916 Season Totals
Record	4-5
Points Scored	106
Scoring Average	11.8
Points Allowed	172
Defense Average	19.1
Opponents Record	20-15
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	4-2
Away Record	0-3

1916 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1916 South Atlantic Intercollegiate- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Virginia Tech	7-2	193	60					J.E. Jack Ingersell
North Carolina	5-4	134	93					Thomas J. Campbell
Virginia	4-5	106	172					Peyton R. Evans
North Carolina State	2-5	24	191					Britt Paterson

1916 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1916 All South Atlantic Intercollegiate Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Chief Osceola, the Florida State mascot who rides out and plants a flaming spear at midfield before each home game, has been approved by Florida's Seminole Indian Tribe.