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1914 Virginia Orange and Blue football
SAIAA co-champion
ConferenceSouth Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record8–1 (3–0 SAIAA)
Head coach
CaptainEugene Mayer
Home stadiumLambeth Field
Seasons
← 1913
1915 →
1914 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Washington and Lee + 3 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
Virginia + 3 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
North Carolina 1 – 1 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
VPI 1 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 1
Georgetown 0 – 1 – 1 2 – 4 – 2
North Carolina A&M 0 – 2 – 1 3 – 3 – 1
St. John's (MD) 0 – 1 – 0 0 – 1 – 0
Johns Hopkins 0 – 1 – 0 0 – 2 – 0
Richmond 0 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1914 Virginia Orange and Blue football team represented the University of Virginia as a member of the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SAIAA) during the 1914 college football season. Led by Joseph M. Wood in his first and only season as head coach, the Orange and Blue compiled an overall record of 8–1 with a mark of 3–0 in conference play, sharing the SAIAA title with Washington and Lee. Virginia outscored its opponents 353 to 38 on the season.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Randolph–Macon*
W 39–0[1]
October 3at Yale*
L 0–21[2]
October 10Richmond
  • Lambeth Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 62–0[3]
October 17South Carolina*
  • Lambeth Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 49–7[4]
October 24Georgia*
  • Lambeth Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 28–0[5]
October 31at Vanderbilt*
W 20–7[6]
November 7St. John's (MD)
  • Lambeth Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 88–0[7]
November 14at Swarthmore*
W 47–0[8]
November 26vs. North Carolina
W 20–315,000[9][10][11][12]
  • *Non-conference game

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Players

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Varsity lettermen

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Line

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Player Position Games
started 		Hometown Prep school Height Weight Age
Rube Barker tackle East St. Louis, Illinois 175
Harris Coleman guard Stanford, Kentucky
Peyton Evans center
James T. Gillette end
Claude Moore guard
James Clay Ward tackle
James L. White end Macon, Georgia

Backfield

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Player Position Games
started 		Hometown Prep school Height Weight Age
Robert Kent Gooch quarterback Roanoke, Virginia
Buck Mayer halfback Norfolk, Virginia 172
M. A. Sparr fullback
William E. Word halfback

Subs

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Player Position Games
started 		Hometown Prep school Height Weight Age
George Wayne Anderson center
W. Watkins Flannagan end
Edward C. Anderson halfback
Norberne Berkeley quarterback
Knox Walker fullback

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References

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  1. ^ "Victory for Virginia". The Baltimore Sun. September 27, 1914. Retrieved July 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Virginia keeps Yale moving". The Springfield Daily Republican. October 4, 1914. Retrieved July 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Virginia defeats Richmond College". Bristol Herald Courier. October 11, 1914. Retrieved July 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "South Carolina scores on Virginia's eleven". Daily Press. October 18, 1914. Retrieved January 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Virginia bests Georgia". The Commercial Appeal. October 25, 1914. Retrieved July 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Vandy no match for Virginians". The News and Observer. November 1, 1914. Retrieved May 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Virginia smothers St. John's eleven". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 8, 1914. Retrieved July 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Virginia bumps little Quakers". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 15, 1914. Retrieved July 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Joseph Daniels Think Carolina Will Win Game". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 26, 1904. p. 1. Retrieved January 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ "Joseph Daniels Think Carolina Will Win Game (continued)". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 26, 1904. p. 3. Retrieved January 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ "Virginia Downs Carolina 20 To 3". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 27, 1904. p. 1. Retrieved January 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ^ "Virginia Downs Carolina 20 To 3 (continued)". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 27, 1904. p. 2. Retrieved January 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. ^ "1914 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results".
  14. ^ University of Virginia Alumni News. Alumni Association of the University of Virginia. January 1, 1913.
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