1906 VPI football team

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Template:1906 college football independents records The 1906 VPI football team represented Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in the 1906 college football season. The team was led by their head coach Sally Miles and finished with a record of five wins, two losses, and two ties (5–2–2).

Schedule

October 6, 1906vs. William & Mary*

W 12–0 450[2] October 8, 1906William & Mary*

W 28–0 - October 13, 1906at Clemson*

T 0–0 - October 27, 1906vs. North Carolina*

T 0–0 4,000[3] November 3, 1906Roanoke*

W 18–0 - November 10, 1906vs. Bucknell*Norfolk, VAL 0–10 - November 17, 1906Davidson*

W 10–0 - November 24, 1906at Navy*

L 0–5 - November 29, 1906vs. North Carolina A&M*

W 6–0 10,000[4][5]

Template:CFB Schedule End

  • Source: HokieSports.com: 1906 Virginia Tech football schedule[6]

Players

The following players were members of the 1906 football team according to the roster published in the 1907 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.[7]

VPI 1906 roster
Quarterback
  • Eugene Munson Wilson

Guards

  • George Hamilton Cunningham
  • Meade Montgomery Goodwyn

Tackles

  • William Lewis Branch
  • Charles Edward Diffendal

Center

  • Allen Burnley Johnson
Ends

Halfbacks

  • Herbert David Hodgson
  • James Arthur Nutter (Capt.)

Fullback

  • Russell Wilmer Smith
Substitutes
  • Grant
  • Joseph Talmage Luttrell
  • Stiles

References

  1. ^ "Football This Afternoon". The Evening News. Library of Virginia. October 6, 1906. p. 1. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
  2. ^ "William and Mary Easily Defeated". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. October 7, 1906. p. E2. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Teams Fought To Tie In Fast Game Before Big Crowd". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. October 28, 1906. p. F1. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Virginia Team Won From A. & M." Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. November 30, 1906. p. 1. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
  5. ^ "Thanksgiving Day Gridiron Contests". The Evening News. Library of Virginia. November 30, 1906. p. 1. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
  6. ^ Virginia Tech Football Past Schedules "1906–1907". Virginia Tech Sports Information Department, Hokiesports.com. Accessed November 17, 2015.
  7. ^ "The Bugle 1907" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1907. Retrieved 2015-11-17.