The 1915 Virginia Orange and Blue football team represented the

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as a member of the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SAIAA) during the

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. Led by Harry Varner in his first and only season as head coach, the Orange and Blue compiled an overall record of 8–1 with a mark of 2–0 in conference play, sharing the SAIAA title with Georgetown and Washington and Lee. The only blemish on Virginia's record was a loss to

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, whose only loss was to national champion

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. The team outscored its opponents 219 to 26 on the season. Virginia halfback

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was the south's first consensus All-American.

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Virginia Cavaliers football seasons South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association football champion seasons Virginia Orange and Blue football