Which was founded first, the University of Virginia or the University of Nebraska system's first college?
University of Virginia The University of Virginia (U.Va. or UVA), frequently referred to simply as Virginia, is a public research university and the flagship for the Commonwealth of Virginia. Founded in 1819 by Declaration of Independence author Thomas Jefferson, UVA is known for its historic foundations, student-run honor code, and secret societies.
1887 college football season The 1887 college football season had no clear-cut champion, with the "Official NCAA Division I Football Records Book" listing Yale as having been selected national champions. In the West, the 1887 Michigan Wolverines football team compiled a 5–0 record, including three wins over Notre Dame (who was playing its first game ever and didn't have a varsity team yet ), and outscored its opponents by a combined score of 102 to 10 On November 13, college football was first played in the state of Virginia when the Virginia Cavaliers and Pantops Academy fought to a scoreless tie.