Davidson at Virginia

Saturday, November 1, 1902

Virginia beat Davidson 35–⁠0. It was their first meeting; after it, Virginia led the series 1–⁠0.

AwayDavidson3–⁠5–⁠1 in 1902
0
HomeVirginia8–⁠1–⁠1 in 1902
35

FinalHigh 64°F, low 38°F

In the newspapers

  • The Richmond dispatch's story: THEY WON IN A CANTER, University of Virginia Easily Wal. Hoped Davidson College Yesterd,,

    Richmond dispatch, Richmond, Va., November 2, 1902, page 26

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    THEY WON IN A CANTER, University of Virginia Easily Wal. Hoped Davidson College Yesterd,, a Hoped Davidson College Yesterday. CHARLOTTESVILLE VA. Soyemher a1)-Uaiversity Of Virginia van Qu!shed the foot ball eleven from David son College. North Carolina. here tbys afternoon. the final score benz thirtvfive to nothing. AS soon as North Caroiina’s score against Davidson was enuau. ed twenty-eight, the regulars dropnes ou+ Of the game one by one. and when The game was finally called. ii was found that V’rginia’s entire scrub team was fac ing the Presbyterians from the Old North State ->o’ ~ VISITORS WE’RE NEVER IN TT The visitors were never In the con,es, as they could neither get through Wv Eina’s line nor skirt the ends Whenever they secured the ball thc~ were fnrcos to kick. and Virginia would then take ~ leather straight up the gridiron for !. touchdown. Three touchaowns r,a,a scored N each half and all but ono u,aro converted into goals Harris hay;n, h;s ! kicking eye. with him. AN ElGiiTY-FIVE-YARD ROMP Pf,chard romped around the end on ono sion Tor eigntr-fve years. and Iater Harris got through the line for FORTY. i’ve Branch” Johnson. Spates conrc;, and Daniel made the openings of nronar width. when called upon. In fact ~ team showed up in fine form ava ny eyes are now turned toward the contest Masnihg’on on Saturday next with 1ashigh. Quarterback Pollard was permaps me star IN to-day’s game. II n-sSyN

  • The The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current's story

    The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, Georgia, November 2, 1902, page 10

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    Richmond, Va, Nov 1.-The University of Virginia football team van pushed the eleven from Davidson Col lege. N. c., this afternoon at Char lottesville, the final score being 35 to 0. AS soon as North Cardinals score against Davidson-2S-was equalied, the regulars dropped the game one by one and when the play was finally call ed it was found that Virginia’s entire scrub team was facing the Presbyterians from the Old North state. The Wis tiers were never in the contest as they could neither get through Virginia’s lire nor skirt the ends. Three touch downs were scored in each half, and all but one were converted into goals. Referee, DR.. Monroe. Umpire, Nc Connell. Linesmen. Peete, Virginia; Spratt, Davidson. Time rs and 20 min utes

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Virginia 71% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Virginia leads 8–⁠0–⁠2 in 10 meetings, counting the nine since this game.

Recent meetings
1968Virginia 41, Davidson 14
1962Virginia 34, Davidson 7
1935Davidson 0, Virginia 0
1921Virginia 28, Davidson 0
1916Virginia 14, Davidson 0
1909Virginia 11, Davidson 0

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