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American college football season
The 1907 VPI football team represented Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in the 1907 college football season . The team was led by their head coach Bob Williams and finished with a record of seven wins and two losses (7–2).
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Site Result Attendance October 5 Roanoke W 33–0
October 12 Hampden–Sydney Gibboney Field Blacksburg, VA W 18–0
October 19 vs. Washington and Lee Lynchburg, VA W 5–01,400[1]
October 26[2] vs. Davidson Roanoke, VA L 5–121,500[2]
November 4 3:30 p.m.[3] vs. Georgetown W 20–01,000[5]
November 9 3:00 p.m.[6] vs. VMI Roanoke, VA (rivalry ) W 22–02,500–3,000[6]
November 16 George Washington Gibboney Field Blacksburg, VA W 34–0
November 23 at Navy L 0–12
November 28 3:00 p.m.[7] vs. North Carolina Broad Street Park[8] Richmond, VA W 20–66,000–7,000[9]
Source: HokieSports.com: 1907 Virginia Tech football schedule[10]
Players
The following players were members of the 1907 football team according to the roster published in the 1908 edition of The Bugle , the Virginia Tech yearbook.[11]
References
^ "Punting Gives V.P.I. Victory Over W. & L." Richmond Times-Dispatch . Library of Virginia. October 20, 1907. p. F1. Retrieved November 26, 2015 .
^ a b "Davidson Beats Virginia Techs" . Richmond Times-Dispatch . Library of Virginia. October 27, 1907. p. F1. Retrieved November 26, 2015 .
^ "Blacksburg Boys Meet Georgetown" . Richmond Times-Dispatch . Library of Virginia. November 2, 1907. p. 7. Retrieved November 26, 2015 .
^ "Georgetown-Tech Game For Monday" . Richmond Times-Dispatch . Library of Virginia. November 3, 1907. p. F1. Retrieved November 26, 2015 .
^ "Georgetown Easy For Blacksburg" . Richmond Times-Dispatch . Library of Virginia. November 5, 1907. p. 7. Retrieved November 26, 2015 .
^ a b "Blacksburg Boys Defeat V.M.I. Team" . Richmond Times-Dispatch . Library of Virginia. November 10, 1907. p. F1. Retrieved November 26, 2015 .
^ "Foot Ball!" . Richmond Times-Dispatch . Library of Virginia. November 24, 1907. p. F3. Retrieved November 26, 2015 .
^ "Virginia Polytechnic Team vs. North Carolina Thursday" . Richmond Times-Dispatch . Library of Virginia. November 24, 1907. p. F2. Retrieved November 26, 2015 .
^ "Virginia Techs Defeat North Carolina Team" . Richmond Times-Dispatch . Library of Virginia. November 29, 1907. p. 10. Retrieved November 26, 2015 .
^ Virginia Tech Football Past Schedules "1907–1908". Virginia Tech Sports Information Department, Hokiesports.com. Accessed November 17, 2015.
^ "The Bugle 1908" (PDF) . Virginia Tech Bugle . 1908. p. 169. Retrieved 2015-11-17 .
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