1893 William & Mary Orange and White football team

The 1893 William & Mary football team represented the College of William & Mary during the 1893 college football season. In the fall of 1893, Charles L. Hepburn brought together the first official football team at William & Mary—the college's first organized athletic team. The 1893 team played three games, starting with the first contest in school history against a YMCA team from nearby Norfolk, Virginia.

1893 William & Mary football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–1
Head coach
  • None
CaptainH. G. Humphreys
1893 Southern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Maryland    6 0 0
Texas    4 0 0
Central (KY)    2 0 0
Howard    2 0 0
North Carolina A&M    2 0 0
Vanderbilt    6 1 0
Auburn    3 0 2
Virginia    8 2 0
Ole Miss    4 1 0
Centre    4 1 0
Trinity (NC)    3 1 0
VMI    3 1 0
Kentucky State College    5 2 1
Delaware    2 1 0
Georgia Tech    2 1 0
Guilford    2 1 0
West Virginia    2 1 0
William & Mary    2 1 0
Navy    5 3 0
Richmond    3 2 0
Georgetown    4 4 0
Sewanee    3 3 0
Furman    1 1 0
Georgia    2 2 1
Western Maryland    1 1 0
Johns Hopkins    2 3 2
North Carolina    3 4 0
Tennessee    2 4 0
Tulane    1 2 0
Wake Forest    1 2 0
Hampden–Sydney    0 1 0
LSU    0 1 0
Maryville (TN)    0 1 0
Mercer    0 1 0
Wofford    0 1 0
VAMC    0 2 0
Alabama    0 4 0

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
November 11at Norfolk YMCA
L 4–10250[1]
November 18Old Dominion Athletic ClubNorfolk, VAW 14–4[2]
November 30vs. Capital City Athletic ClubRichmond, VAW 8–4

References

  1. "Norfolk wins a game; Team from the William and Mary College the victims". The Norfolk Landmark. November 12, 1893. Retrieved April 19, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Williamsburgers win a hard-fought' game of football". The Norfolk Virginian. November 19, 1893. Retrieved April 19, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
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