1917 VPI Gobblers football team
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgetown $ | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Richmond | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington and Lee | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina A&M | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VPI | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland State | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Davidson | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VMI | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. John's (MD) | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Johns Hopkins | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William & Mary | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1917 VPI Gobblers football team represented the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in the 1917 college football season. The team was led by their head coach Charles Bernier and finished with a record of six wins, two losses and one tie (6–2–1).
Schedule
October 6, 1917Hampden–Sydney*
- Miles Field
- Blacksburg, VA
W 12–0 - October 13, 1917Emory and Henry*
- Miles Field
- Blacksburg, VA
W 59–6 - October 20, 1917Davidson
- Miles Field
- Blacksburg, VA
W 13–7 - October 27, 1917at Georgetown
- Georgetown Field
- Washington, DC
L 0–28 - November 3, 1917Wake Forest*
- Miles Field
- Blacksburg, VA
W 50–0 - November 10, 1917vs. West Virginia*Huntington, WVL 3–27 4,000[1] November 17, 1917vs. North Carolina A&M
- League Park[2]
- Norfolk, VA
T 7–7 3,500[3] November 24, 1917Roanoke*
- Miles Field
- Blacksburg, VA
W 70–0 - November 29, 19172:45pm[4]vs. VMI
- Fair Grounds[4]
- Roanoke, VA (Rivalry)
W 6–0 -
- Source: HokieSports.com: 1917 Virginia Tech football schedule[5]
Players
The following players were members of the 1917 football team according to the roster published in the 1918 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.[6]
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Quarterback
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Center
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Fullback
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References
- ^ "Techs Are Defeated". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Virginia. November 11, 1917. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
- ^ "South Will See Big Gridiron Contests". The World News. Library of Virginia. November 17, 1917. p. 2. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
- ^ "Techs and Aggies Tie". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Virginia. November 18, 1917. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
- ^ a b "Roanoke Alive With Visitors For Big Annual Football Battle Between Techs and Cadets Today". The World News. Library of Virginia. November 29, 1917. p. 1. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
- ^ Virginia Tech Football Past Schedules "1917–1918". Virginia Tech Sports Information Department, Hokiesports.com. Accessed December 10, 2015.
- ^ "The Bugle 1918" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1918. Retrieved 2015-12-13.