Conference Independent Captain Paul Lee Cocke | 1896 record 7–2–2 Home stadium Madison Hall Field | |
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Head coach Martin Bergen (1st year) | ||
The 1896 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia in the 1896 college football season. Led by first year coach Martin Bergen, the team went 7–2–2 and claims a Southern championship.
Week 5: at Princeton
The Princeton Tigers defeated Virginia 48 to 0, "the game was too one-sided to be interesting."
References
1896 Virginia Cavaliers football team Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA