1942 VPI Gobblers football team

1942 Southern Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion; Rankings from AP Poll

1942 VPI Gobblers football
1942 VPI Gobblers football
Conference	Southern Conference
1942 record	7–2–1 (5–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Sumner D. Tilson & Herbert McEver (1st season);
Captain	William James
Home stadium	Miles Stadium
	Seasons ← 1941 1945 →

The 1942 VPI Gobblers football team represented Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in the 1942 college football season. The team was led by their head coaches Sumner D. Tilson and Herbert McEver and finished with a record of seven wins, two losses and one tie (7–2–1).

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19		vs. Catawba*	Victory Stadium Roanoke, VA	W 28–14		^[1]
September 26		at Furman	Sirrine Stadium Greenville, SC	W 7–6
October 3		William & Mary	Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA	L 7–21	9,000	^[2]
October 10		Davidson	Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA	W 16–0
October 17		vs. Kentucky*	Victory Stadium Roanoke, VA	T 21–21	10,000	^[3]
October 24		vs. Washington and Lee	Lynchburg Memorial Stadium Lynchburg, VA	W 19–6		^[4]
October 31		vs. Virginia*	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA (rivalry)	W 20–14		^[5]
November 7	3:00 p.m.	at Richmond	City Stadium Richmond, VA	W 16–7		^[6]
November 14		at Army*	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 7–19
November 26	2:30 p.m.	vs. VMI	Victory Stadium Roanoke, VA (rivalry)	W 20–6		^[7]
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

NFL Draft selections[]

= Pro Football Hall of Fame

= Canadian Football Hall of Fame

= College Football Hall of Fame

NFL Draft Selections

Year	Round	Pick	Overall	Name	Team	Position
1944	14	11	142	John Maskas	Boston Yanks	Guard/Tackle

Players[]

The following players were members of the 1942 football team according to the roster published in the 1943 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.^[8]

VPI 1942 roster
	Fred Gill Ashworth Billy Shelby Barbour Barco Baros Alton Harwood Belcher Mason Harper Blandford Carter Irvin Jean Chasen Daniel Clark William Earnest Davis John Peter Duda Ellas Joseph F. Foltz Nelson Fuller John E. Gallagher		William Anderson Garth Hines G. D. Hodges Joseph William Hoffmann, Jr. William Wilson James (Capt.) Samuel Johnson T. Johnson William B. Johnson Samuel Benjamin Judy Frank Lawson John James Maskas Massie Charles Allen McClaugherty Roger Nelson McClure K. McWherter		Augustus Paul Mengulas James Broaddus Norment Read Nichols Pierce John William Rucker Robert Warren Sagnette Sharp Shelton Talbot Alfred Taylor A. F. Vincent Paul A. Warner William Elmer Wilson Wright

References[]

^ "Sayakini 1943". Catawba College Sayakini. 1943. p. 75. Retrieved October 14, 2016.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Tribesmen Take Va. Tech, 21–7, For Third Consecutive Win" (PDF). The Flat Hat. College of William & Mary. October 6, 1942. p. 3. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
^ "Virginia Tech Ties Kentucky With Rally". The Tuscaloosa News. Google News Archives. October 18, 1942. p. 7. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
^ "Air Offense Clicks As Ground Attack Fails In 19-6 Loss" (PDF). The Ring-tum Phi. Washington and Lee University. October 27, 1942. p. 3. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
^ "Cavaliers' Late Rally Fails; Strong Tech Wins, 20–14". The Cavalier Daily. Google News Archives. November 2, 1942. p. 3. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
^ "Red and Blue to Tackle Favored Gobblers". The Richmond Collegian. University of Richmond. November 6, 1942. p. 1. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
^ "600 Cadets Attended VPI Game". The V.M.I. Cadet. Virginia Military Institute. November 30, 1942. p. 1. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
^ "The Bugle 1943" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1943. Retrieved 2016-01-22.

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[1] "Sayakini 1943". Catawba College Sayakini. 1943. p. 75. Retrieved October 14, 2016.^{[permanent dead link]}

[2] "Tribesmen Take Va. Tech, 21–7, For Third Consecutive Win" (PDF). The Flat Hat. College of William & Mary. October 6, 1942. p. 3. Retrieved February 1, 2016.

[3] "Virginia Tech Ties Kentucky With Rally". The Tuscaloosa News. Google News Archives. October 18, 1942. p. 7. Retrieved January 22, 2016.

[4] "Air Offense Clicks As Ground Attack Fails In 19-6 Loss" (PDF). The Ring-tum Phi. Washington and Lee University. October 27, 1942. p. 3. Retrieved February 1, 2016.

[5] "Cavaliers' Late Rally Fails; Strong Tech Wins, 20–14". The Cavalier Daily. Google News Archives. November 2, 1942. p. 3. Retrieved February 1, 2016.

[6] "Red and Blue to Tackle Favored Gobblers". The Richmond Collegian. University of Richmond. November 6, 1942. p. 1. Retrieved August 15, 2016.

[7] "600 Cadets Attended VPI Game". The V.M.I. Cadet. Virginia Military Institute. November 30, 1942. p. 1. Retrieved February 2, 2016.

[8] "The Bugle 1943" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1943. Retrieved 2016-01-22.

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1942 Southern Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 14 William & Mary $	4	–	0	–	0	9	–	1	–	1
VPI	5	–	1	–	0	7	–	2	–	1
Wake Forest	5	–	1	–	1	6	–	2	–	1
North Carolina	3	–	1	–	1	5	–	2	–	2
Duke	3	–	1	–	1	5	–	4	–	1
NC State	3	–	1	–	2	4	–	4	–	2
Furman	3	–	3	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
The Citadel	2	–	2	–	0	5	–	2	–	0
Clemson	2	–	3	–	1	3	–	6	–	1
Davidson	2	–	4	–	1	2	–	6	–	1
VMI	2	–	4	–	1	3	–	5	–	1
George Washington	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Maryland	1	–	2	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
South Carolina	1	–	4	–	0	1	–	7	–	1
Richmond	1	–	5	–	0	3	–	6	–	1
Washington and Lee	0	–	4	–	0	1	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll