1916 Virginia Orange and Blue football team

The 1916 Virginia Orange and Blue football team represented the University of Virginia as a member of the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SAIAA) during the 1916 college football season. Led by Peyton Evans in his first and only season as head coach, the Orange and Blue compiled an overall record of 4–5 with a mark of 2–1 in conference play, tying for fifth place in the SAIAA.

1916 Virginia Orange and Blue football
Conference	South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	4–5 (2–1 SAIAA)
Head coach	Peyton Evans (1st season)
Home stadium	Lambeth Field
Seasons ← 1915 1919 →

1916 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
VPI $	4	–	0	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Georgetown	2	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Washington and Lee	1	–	0	–	0			5	–	2	–	2
George Washington	2	–	1	–	0			3	–	3	–	1
North Carolina	2	–	1	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Catholic University	2	–	1	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Virginia	2	–	1	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Davidson	1	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	1
Richmond	1	–	3	–	1			5	–	4	–	2
VMI	1	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
St. John's (MD)	0	–	1	–	0			0	–	1	–	0
William & Mary	0	–	2	–	1			2	–	5	–	2
Johns Hopkins	0	–	2	–	0			0	–	2	–	0
North Carolina A&M	0	–	4	–	0			2	–	5	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 30		Davidson	Lambeth Field Charlottesville, VA	W 14–0	[1]
October 7		at Yale*	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 3–61	[2]
October 14		Richmond	Lambeth Field Charlottesville, VA	W 21–0	[3]
October 21		Georgia*	Lambeth Field Charlottesville, VA	L 7–13	[4]
October 28		at Vanderbilt*	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	L 6–27	[5]
November 4		Harvard*	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 0–51	[6]
November 11		South Carolina*	Lambeth Field Charlottesville, VA	W 35–6	[7]
November 18		VMI	Lambeth Field Charlottesville, VA	W 20–7	[8]
November 30	2:30 p.m.	vs. North Carolina	Broad Street Park Richmond, VA (rivalry)	L 0–7	[9][10][11][12][13]
*Non-conference game All times are in Eastern time

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