1906 VPI football team

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1906 VPI football
ConferenceIndependent
1906 record5–2–2
Head coach
CaptainJames A. Nutter
Home stadiumGibboney Field
Seasons
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1907 →
1906 Southern college football independents records
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
The Citadel   –   3 – 0 – 0
Catholic University   –   1 – 0 – 0
Georgetown   –   6 – 1 – 0
Delaware   –   5 – 1 – 0
Navy   –   8 – 2 – 2
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial   –   1 – 0 – 1
Stetson   –   3 – 1 – 0
Virginia   –   7 – 2 – 2
Howard (AL)   –   6 – 2 – 1
Oklahoma   –   5 – 2 – 2
VPI   –   5 – 2 – 2
Kentucky State   –   4 – 3 – 0
Davidson   –   3 – 2 – 2
Florida   –   5 – 3 – 0
Maryland   –   5 – 3 – 0
North Carolina A&M   –   3 – 1 – 4
Louisiana Industrial   –   2 – 1 – 3
West Virginia   –   5 – 5 – 0
George Washington   –   4 – 3 – 2
VMI   –   4 – 4 – 0
Grant   –   3 – 3 – 0
Arkansas   –   2 – 4 – 2
TCU   –   2 – 5 – 0
North Carolina   –   1 – 4 – 2
Oklahoma A&M   –   1 – 4 – 2
Rollins   –   1 – 3 – 0
Goldey College   –   0 – 3 – 0

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[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 6vs. William & Mary
W 12–0450[1][2]
October 8William & Mary
W 28–0
October 13at Clemson
  • Bowman Field
  • Calhoun, SC
T 0–0
October 27vs. North Carolina
T 0–04,000[3]
November 3Roanoke
  • Gibboney Field
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 18–0
November 10vs. BucknellNorfolk, VAL 0–10[4]
November 17Davidson
  • Gibboney Field
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 10–0
November 24at Navy
L 0–5
November 29vs. North Carolina A&M
W 6–010,000[5][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
Quarterbacks
  • William Triplett Montague
  • 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. ^ "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. ^ "V.P.I. Game Ends in Fight". The Atlanta Constitution. November 11, 1906. Retrieved January 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Virginia Team Won From A. & M." Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. November 30, 1906. p. 1. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
  6. ^ "Thanksgiving Day Gridiron Contests". The Evening News. Library of Virginia. November 30, 1906. p. 1. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
  7. ^ "The Bugle 1907" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1907. Retrieved 2015-11-17.
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