1908 VPI football team

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1908 VPI football
ConferenceIndependent
Head coach
CaptainJoseph Talmage Luttrell
Home stadiumGibboney Field
Seasons
← 1907
1909 →
1908 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial   –   6 – 0 – 0
Virginia   –   7 – 0 – 1
Rollins   –   4 – 0 – 1
George Washington   –   8 – 1 – 1
Oklahoma   –   8 – 1 – 1
Tulane   –   7 – 1 – 0
North Carolina A&M   –   6 – 1 – 0
The Citadel   –   4 – 1 – 1
Navy   –   9 – 2 – 1
Florida   –   5 – 2 – 1
TCU   –   6 – 3 – 0
VMI   –   4 – 2 – 0
Davidson   –   5 – 3 – 1
Baylor   –   5 – 3 – 0
West Virginia   –   5 – 3 – 0
Kentucky State   –   4 – 3 – 0
Louisiana Industrial   –   4 – 3 – 1
Arkansas   –   5 – 4 – 0
Texas   –   5 – 4 – 0
VPI   –   5 – 4 – 0
Arkansas State Normal   –   3 – 3 – 0
Chattanooga   –   4 – 4 – 0
North Carolina   –   3 – 3 – 3
Oklahoma A&M   –   4 – 4 – 0
Delaware   –   3 – 4 – 1
Kendall   –   2 – 3 – 0
South Carolina   –   3 – 5 – 1
Texas A&M   –   3 – 5 – 0
Georgetown   –   2 – 4 – 1
Howard (AL)   –   2 – 4 – 0
Maryland   –   3 – 8 – 0
Stetson   –   0 – 1 – 1
Wake Forest   –   1 – 4 – 0
Goldey College   –   0 – 2 – 1
Mississippi College   –   0 – 1 – 0
Southwest Texas State   –   0 – 2 – 0
Marshall   –   0 – 6 – 0

The 1908 VPI football team represented Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in the 1908 college football season. The team was led by their head coach R. M. Brown and finished with a record of five wins and four losses (5–4).

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 3Hampden–Sydney
W 50–0[1]
October 10at Clemson
W 6–0[2]
October 173:00 p.m.at Princeton
L 4–103,000[3][4][5]
October 24vs. VMIRoanoke, VA (rivalry)W 10–0[6]
October 31vs. Washington and LeeLynchburg, VAW 15–45,000[7][8]
November 73:30 p.m.vs. North Carolina
W 10–02,000[9][10][11]
November 144:45 p.m.George Washington
  • Gibboney Field
  • Blacksburg, VA
L 0–6[12]
November 21at Navy
L 4–15[13]
November 26vs. North Carolina A&M
L 5–65,000[14]

Game summaries[edit]

Clemson[edit]

See also: 1908 Clemson Tigers football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Huffard (left end), H. Jones (left tackle), Campbell (left guard), Gibbs (center), H. Hodgson (right guard), J. Jones (right tackle), Hicks (right end), Connolly (quarterback), Luttrell (left halfback), Billups (right halfback), V. Hodgson (fullback).

Princeton[edit]

See also: 1908 Princeton Tigers football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Huffard (left end), H. Jones (left tackle), Walker (left guard), Gibbs (center), H. Hodgson (right guard), J. Jones (right tackle), Hicks (right end), Connolly (quarterback), Luttrell (left halfback), Billups (right halfback), V. Hodgson (fullback).

VMI[edit]

See also: 1908 VMI Keydets football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Huffard (left end), H. Jones (left tackle), Walker (left guard), Gibbs (center), H. Hodgson (right guard), J. Jones (right tackle), Hicks (right end), Connolly (quarterback), Luttrell (left halfback), Billups (right halfback), V. Hodgson (fullback).

Washington and Lee[edit]

The starting lineup for VPI was: Huffard (left end), H. Jones (left tackle), Walker (left guard), Gibbs (center), H. Hodgson (right guard), J. Jones (right tackle), Hicks (right end), A. Hodgson (quarterback), Luttrell (left halfback), Billups (right halfback), V. Hodgson (fullback). The substitutes were: Connolly and Gravely.

North Carolina[edit]

See also: 1908 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Huffard (left end), H. Jones (left tackle), Walker (left guard), Gibbs (center), H. Hodgson (right guard), J. Jones (right tackle), Hicks (right end), Connolly (quarterback), Luttrell (left halfback), Billups (right halfback), V. Hodgson (fullback). The substitutes were: Davis.

Navy[edit]

See also: 1908 Navy Midshipmen football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Huffard (left end), H. Jones (left tackle), Walker (left guard), Gibbs (center), H. Hodgson (right guard), Smith (right tackle), Hicks (right end), Connolly (quarterback), Luttrell (left halfback), Davis (right halfback), V. Hodgson (fullback). The substitutes were: J. Jones.

North Carolina A&M[edit]

See also: 1908 North Carolina A&M Aggies football team

The starting lineup for VPI was: Huffard (left end), H. Jones (left tackle), Walker (left guard), Gibbs (center), H. Hodgson (right guard), Smith (right tackle), Hicks (right end), Connolly (quarterback), Luttrell (left halfback), Billups (right halfback), V. Hodgson (fullback). The substitutes were: Davis, Jones, Legge and Norris.

Players[edit]

The following players were members of the 1908 football team according to the roster published in the 1909 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.[15]

VPI 1908 roster
Quarterback
  • Frederick William Connolly

Guards

Tackles

  • Harry Guilford Jones
  • John Porter Jones

Center

  • Aubrey Gravatt Gibbs
 Ends
  • Thomas Paret Hicks
  • Paul Phillippi Huffard

Halfbacks

  • Henry Evans Billups
  • Joseph Talmage Luttrell (Capt.)

Fullback

  • Vivian Burnett Hodgson

Coaching and training staff[edit]

  • Head coach: R. M. Brown
  • Manager: H. H. Hutchinson
  • Assistant manager: F. C. Stoneburner

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Techs Outclass Hampden-Sidney". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. October 4, 1908. p. 7. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
  2. ^ "Clemson---V.P.I. Game". The Tiger. Clemson University. October 15, 1908. p. 10. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
  3. ^ "Tigers Were Hard Pushed". The Evening Star. Library of Congress. October 19, 1908. p. 6. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  4. ^ "V.P.I. Defeated". The Daily Princetonian. Princeton University. October 19, 1908. p. 1. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  5. ^ "Virginia "Poly" Scores On Tigers". The New York Times. October 18, 1908. p. 49. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
  6. ^ "V.P.I. The Winner By Small Margin". The Cadet. Virginia Military Institute. October 27, 1908. p. 1. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  7. ^ "Techs Play Rings Round W. & L." Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. November 1, 1908. p. 5. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
  8. ^ "V. P. I. Wins The Lynchburg Game" (PDF). The Ring-tum Phi. Washington and Lee University. November 2, 1908. p. 1. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
  9. ^ "Techs and Tarheels Ready For the Fray". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. November 7, 1908. p. 5. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
  10. ^ "Tech Outpoint Carolina Rivals". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. November 8, 1908. p. 1. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
  11. ^ "V.P.I. Defeats Carolina". The Tar Heel. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. November 12, 1908. p. 1. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
  12. ^ "South Atlantic Football Championship". The GW Hatchet. George Washington University. November 19, 1908. p. 1. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
  13. ^ "V.P.I. Meets Navy With Swift Front". The Washington Times. Library of Congress. November 22, 1908. p. 16. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
  14. ^ "Their Relations Are Broken Off". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. November 27, 1908. p. 9. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
  15. ^ "The Bugle 1909" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1909. p. 152. Retrieved November 18, 2015.


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