The 1901 Virginia Orange and Blue football team represented the

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as an independent during the 1901 college football season. Led by

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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

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, and Bradley Walker, later a

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attorney and prominent

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. Other All-Southerns were captains Robert M. Coleman, Buck Harris, and

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Schedule

Players

Starters

Line

Backfield

Substitutes

Honors and awards

* All-Southern: Christie Benet, Buck Harris,

, Robert M. Coleman, Bradley Walker.

References

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