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1896 Virginia Cavaliers football team

1896 Virginia Cavaliers football
Virginia Cavaliers text logo.svg
Conference Independent
1896 record 7–2–2
Head coach Martin Bergen (1st year)
Captain Paul Lee Cocke
Home stadium Madison Hall Field
Seasons
← 1895
1897 →
1896 college football independents records
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Virginia         7 2 2
California         6 2 2
Maryland         6 2 2
Washington Agricultural         2 0 1
Oregon         2 1 0
Utah         3 2 0
Notre Dame         4 3 0
Clemson         2 1 0
Stanford         2 1 1
Washington         2 3 0
Oregon Michigan         1 2 1
Oregon Agricultural         1 2 0
North Carolina         3 4 1
USC         0 3 0

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.

The Princeton Tigers defeated Virginia 48 to 0, "the game was too one-sided to be interesting."


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