1907 VPI football team

1907 VPI football
Conference	Independent
Record	7–2
Head coach	Bob Williams (1st season)
Captain	Charles Edward Diffendal
Home stadium	Gibboney Field

1907 Southern college football independents records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
South Carolina			–					3	–	0	–	0
Stetson			–					2	–	0	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial			–					1	–	0	–	0
Mississippi College			–					1	–	0	–	0
North Carolina A&M			–					6	–	0	–	1
Louisiana Industrial			–					9	–	1	–	0
Kentucky State			–					9	–	1	–	1
Texas			–					6	–	1	–	1
Texas A&M			–					6	–	1	–	1
Davidson			–					4	–	1	–	1
Florida			–					4	–	1	–	1
Navy			–					9	–	2	–	1
VPI			–					7	–	2	–	0
Virginia			–					6	–	3	–	1
TCU			–					4	–	2	–	2
West Virginia			–					6	–	4	–	0
VMI			–					5	–	3	–	0
Tulane			–					3	–	2	–	0
Oklahoma			–					4	–	4	–	0
North Carolina			–					4	–	4	–	1
Baylor			–					4	–	3	–	1
Arkansas			–					4	–	4	–	1
Maryland			–					3	–	5	–	0
George Washington			–					2	–	4	–	1
The Citadel			–					2	–	4	–	1
Georgetown			–					2	–	4	–	1
Oklahoma A&M			–					1	–	5	–	2
Chattanooga			–					0	–	5	–	1
Delaware			–					0	–	5	–	1
Catholic University			–					0	–	1	–	0
Louisiana Normal			–					0	–	1	–	0
South Carolina State			–					0	–	1	–	0
Spring Hill			–					0	–	1	–	0

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	Gibboney Field Blacksburg, VA	W 33–0
October 12		Hampden–Sydney	Gibboney Field Blacksburg, VA	W 18–0
October 19		vs. Washington and Lee	Lynchburg, VA	W 5–0	1,400
October 26		vs. Davidson	Roanoke, VA	L 5–12	1,500
November 4	3:30 p.m.	vs. Georgetown	Broad Street Park Richmond, VA	W 20–0	1,000
November 9	3:00 p.m.	vs. VMI	Roanoke, VA (rivalry)	W 22–0	2,500–3,000
November 16		George Washington	Gibboney Field Blacksburg, VA	W 34–0
November 23		at Navy	Worden Field Annapolis, MD	L 0–12
November 28	3:00 p.m.	vs. North Carolina	Broad Street Park Richmond, VA	W 20–6	6,000–7,000
All times are in Eastern time

• Source: HokieSports.com: 1907 Virginia Tech football schedule

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.

VPI 1907 roster
	Quarterback Edgar Seymour Sheppard Guards Breckenridge Hoss Hodgson Tackles Charles Edward Diffendal (Capt.) Russell Wilmer Smith Center Allen Burnley Johnson		Ends Paul Phillippi Huffard Bernard Lewis Smith Halfbacks Henry Evans Billups Joseph Talmage Luttrell Fullback Vivian Burnett Hodgson