Led by second-year coach Archie Hoxton, the team went 7–2–1 and claims a Southern championship.
[2] The Orange and Blue defeated Sewanee, to give the Tigers its first loss since 1897.
[7] On a muddy field, the Carlisle Indians beat Virginia 2–16,[8] Once during the game, Bradley Walker grabbed Hawley Pierce, Carlisle's biggest player, and carried him ten yards with him dangling over his shoulder.
[14][15] Hunter Carpenter had in earlier games used the alias "Walter Brown" because his father had forbidden him to play football.
[18] In the rivalry game with North Carolina in Norfolk, Virginia beat the Tar Heels 17–0.
The Stonewall Brigade Band accompanied the Virginia team, and played in the hotel lobby.
[20] To close the season in Richmond, the Orange and Blue defeated Sewanee, 17–5, to capture a Southern championship.
Caspar Whitney, the originator of the concept of the All-America team, selected an All-Southern eleven for Outing.
[23][24] On his team was Dabney and Walker, with Haskel, Coleman, and Nalle as substitutes.