Virginius Dabney (American football)

Virginius Dabney (February 2, 1878 – January 17, 1942) was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head coach at Tulane University in 1902.

Virginius Dabney

Depiction of Dabney c. 1900
Biographical details
Born	February 2, 1878 Charlottesville, Virginia
Died	January 17, 1942 (aged 63) Washington, D.C.
Playing career
1896–1900	Virginia
Position(s)	Halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1902	Tulane
Head coaching record
Overall	1–4–2
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
All-Southern (1900)

Playing career

Dabney in uniform

Dabney attended the University of Virginia, where he played on the football team as a prominent halfback from 1896 to 1900.[1] He was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon.[2]

1900

Dabney was selected All-Southern by Caspar Whitney in Outing.[3] Virginia had a claim to a Southern championship.[4] The Cavaliers defeated Sewanee 17 to 5 to give the school its first loss since 1897. Dabney ran for two touchdowns that game. An account of one of those reads "Dabney ran twenty yards for a touchdown, the gain being largely due to the splendid interference led by Walker and Haskel.[5]

Coaching career

1902

In 1902, he was the head coach of the football team at Tulane University. The Olive and Blue amassed a 1–4–2 record that season.[6]

Later life

Dabney was later an otolaryngologist. He died in 1942.[7]

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Tulane Olive and Blue (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1902)
1902	Tulane	1–4–2	0–4–2	17th
Tulane:		1–4–2	0–4–2
Total:		1–4–2

References

1. 2009 Virginia Football Media Guide, All-Time Lettermen Archived 2012-03-27 at the Wayback Machine (PDF), p. 165, University of Virginia, 2009.
2. The Deke Quarterly, Volume XIV, No. 1, p. 204, Delta Kappa Epsilon, March 1896.
3. "All-Southern Eleven for 1900". Outing. Outing Publishing Company. 37: 616. 1901.
4. "Champions of the South regardless of conference affiliation".
5. "Virginia Wins Decisive Victory". The Times. November 30, 1900.
6. Virginius Dabney Records by Year, College Football Data Warehouse, retrieved December 12, 2010.
7. "Dr. Dabney Dies; Retired Specialist", January 18, 1942, Washington Post.

External links

• Virginius Dabney at Find a Grave