The 1901 Virginia Orange and Blue football team represented the University of Virginia as an independent during the 1901 college football season. Led by Westley Abbott in is first and only season as head coach, the team compiled a record of 8–2 and claims a Southern championship.
Several Virginia players were selected All-Southern, including Christie Benet, later a United States senator for South Carolina, and Bradley Walker, later a Nashville attorney and prominent referee. Other All-Southerns were captains Robert M. Coleman, Buck Harris, and Ed Tutwiler.
Schedule
Players
Starters
Line Christie Benet right tackle Abbeville, South CarolinaBuck Harris left guard San Antonio, Texas 164Alexis Hobsonleft end Richmond, Virginia 150B. S. Moore right guardBradley Walker left tackle/fullback Nashville, Tennessee 6'3" 198H. Dorsey Waters centerBob Williams right end Bland, Virginia
Backfield Robert M. Coleman left halfback Lexington, Kentucky 142F. C. Harris fullbackBurnley Lankford right halfbackEd Tutwiler quarterback Birmingham, Alabama
Substitutes R. D. Cooke left halfbackC. P. MacGill left endJ. A. Mason quarterbackC. C. St. John halfback
Honors and awards All-Southern: Christie Benet, Buck Harris, Ed Tutwiler, Robert M. Coleman, Bradley Walker.
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