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November 13, 1887
- Pantops Academy on November 13, 1887 as the first game in Virginia.
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The following is a list of the first college football game in each U.S. state and the District of Columbia. Games included on this list are the earliest recorded single intercollegiate football games in each member state of the United States.
StateDateHomeVisitorNJNYNovember 2, 1872CTNovember 16, 1872VANovember 2, 1873The following season, on December 8, 1888, UVA would play their first intercollegiate game, a 26–0 loss to Johns Hopkins. The loss did not dampen their enthusiasm for the sport.
In 1888, the University of Virginia played its first official football game, a 20-0 victory over Pantops Academy.
Aug 20, 2001 · The first reference to football in University annals mentions a pick-up game on the Lawn by a junior math class in November of 1870. UVa students and Albemarle County Englishmen played rugby-style matches, but interest in football waned in the late ’70s.
The game between West Virginia and Pittsburgh on October 8, 1921, saw the first live radio broadcast of a college football game when Harold W. Arlin announced that year's Backyard Brawl played at Forbes Field on KDKA.
School History. Seasons: 121 (1890 to 2024) Record (W-L-T): 606-615-37. Conferences: ACC, Southern, Ind. Conf. Championships: 2. Bowl Record: 21 Bowls, 8-13, .381 W-L% (Major Bowls) Ranked in AP Poll: 8 Times (Preseason), 9 Times (Final), 174 Weeks (Total), 3 Weeks at #1.
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Sep 8, 2024 · The first college football game on the radio was the contest between West Virginia University and Pittsburgh University on Oct. 8, 1921, broadcast on Pittsburgh radio station KDKA-AM.
