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1898 Virginia

0–⁠3, coached by Joseph Massie. The season’s Wikipedia article records 6–⁠5, over 11 games to the three on file here.

Virginia, 1898
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Virginia in 1898, game by game: lost at Pennsylvania 0–40; lost at Princeton 0–12; lost vs. Navy 0–6+7−40Lost 0–40 at Pennsylvania-40PennsylvaniaLost 0–12 at Princeton-12PrincetonLost 0–6 vs. Navy-6Navy
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 12atPennsylvaniaL 0–⁠4014%
Nov 2atPrincetonL 0–⁠1213%
Nov 19vsNavyL 0–⁠645%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Navy 6–⁠0.

In program history: The 86th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Games missing from our records

Wikipedia’s season article lists eight games of Virginia’s 1898 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. They don’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here.

DateOpponentResultSource
Oct 1vsSt. AlbansW 16–⁠0Virginia’s article
Oct 15vsGallaudetW 16–⁠0Virginia’s article
Oct 29vsGeorge WashingtonW 47–⁠0Virginia’s article
Nov 5vsMaryland Medical CollegeW 6–⁠0Virginia’s article
Nov 8atGeorgetownW 12–⁠0Virginia’s article
Nov 12vsVanderbiltW 18–⁠0Virginia’s article
Nov 14vsWest VirginiaL 0–⁠6Virginia’s article
Nov 24vsNorth CarolinaL 2–⁠6Virginia’s article
Record
0–⁠3
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
0–⁠58
Coach
Joseph Massie
Elo
1434 −32 this season
SP+ rating
—
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Harris T. Collier