1903 VPI football team
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The 1903 VPI football team represented Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in the 1903 college football season. The team was led by their head coach Charles A. Lueder and finished with a record of five wins and one loss (5–1).
Schedule
October 14, 1903St. Albans Boys Lutheran*
- Gibboney Field
- Blacksburg, VA
W 29–0 - October 17, 1903North Carolina A&M*
- Gibboney Field
- Blacksburg, VA
W 21–0 - October 24, 1903vs. Virginia*
- Broad-Street Park[1]
- Richmond, VA (Rivalry)
L 0–21 4,000[1] November 7, 19033:20pm[2]vs. North Carolina*Norfolk, VAW 21–0 2,000[2] November 21, 1903at Navy*
W 11–0 - November 25, 1903vs. Davidson*
- Athletic Park
- Roanoke, VA
W 26–0 -
- Source: HokieSports.com: 1903 Virginia Tech football schedule[3]
Players
The following players were members of the 1903 football team according to the roster published in the 1904 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.[4]
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References
- ^ a b "The Polytechnic Boys Beaten by "Varsity". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Virginia. October 25, 1903. p. B1. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
- ^ a b "Carolina Shut Out by Blacksburg Boys". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Virginia. November 8, 1903. p. 1. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
- ^ Virginia Tech Football Past Schedules "1903–1904". Virginia Tech Sports Information Department, Hokiesports.com. Accessed November 12, 2015.
- ^ "The Bugle 1904" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1904. Retrieved 2015-11-12.