1945 VPI Gobblers football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1945 VPI Gobblers football Southern Conference SoCon 2–6 2–5 Herbert McEver 2nd Miles Stadium 1942 The 1945 VPI Gobblers football team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the 1945 college football season. The team was led by their head coach Herbert McEver and finished with a record of two wins and six losses (2–6). This was VPI's first season since 1942 after the suspension of the football program at the institute during the 1943 and 1944 seasons due to the Second World War. Schedule October 6 2:30 p.m. l y North Carolina Victory Stadium Roanoke, VA 0–14 6,000 Tar Heels Travel to Roanoke to Tackle McEver-Brothers Coached VPI Gridmen http://newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn92073227/1945-10-06/ed-1/seq-3/ University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill The Daily Tar Heel October 6, 1945 3 February 21, 2022Colter Scores Twice To Lead Tar Heels To Win Over VPI http://newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn92073227/1945-10-09/ed-1/seq-3/ University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill The Daily Tar Heel October 9, 1945 3 February 21, 2022 October 13 l y William & Mary City Stadium Richmond, VA 0–38 9,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/bristol-herald-courier-virginia-tech-is/137249984/ The Bristol Herald Courier Virginia Tech is beaten 38–0 by William & Mary October 14, 1945 December 22, 2023 Newspapers.com October 20 w Maryland Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA 21–13 6,500 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30177308/vpi-spills-maryland-21-13-for/ The Baltimore Sun V.P.I. Spills Maryland, 21-13, For Terps' First Defeat of Season October 21, 1945 January 20, 2022 Newspapers.com October 27 l y y Virginia Victory Stadium Roanoke, VA rivalry 13–31 12,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/richmond-times-dispatch-cavaliers-defeat/137256891/ Richmond Times-Dispatch Cavaliers defeat Virginia Tech, 31–13 October 28, 1945 December 22, 2023 Newspapers.com November 3 l y NC State Riddick Stadium Raleigh, NC 0–6 9,000 Agromeck https://d.lib.ncsu.edu/collections/catalog/agromeck1946nort#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=195&z=-572.0311%2C876.5533%2C3546.8008%2C1900.5336 Agromeck 1946 196 1946 July 30, 2017 November 10 l y Clemson Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC 0–35 7,000 Tigers Bounce Back - Down VPI in Conference Game http://tigerprints.clemson.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2665&context=tiger_newspaper Clemson University The Tiger November 27, 1945 4 July 24, 2017 November 17 w Richmond Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA 44–6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112741186/tech-44-ur-6-beard-ratliff-pace-gobb/ Richmond Times-Dispatch Tech 44, UR 6 - Beard, Ratliff pace Gobblers to easy victory November 18, 1945 November 8, 2022 Newspapers.com November 22 l y VMI Victory Stadium Roanoke, VA rivalry 0–7 23,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91777473/keydets-edge-gobblers-by-last-quarter-sc/ Daily Press Keydets edge Gobblers by last quarter score, 7–0 November 23, 1945 January 3, 2022 Newspapers.com Roster The following players were members of the 1945 football team. VPI 1945 roster Frank H. Ballard Clinton Barns Joseph Beard Ralph Coe Beard Ernest Booher Floyd Samuel Bowles Leigh Carter Budwell Thomas Craig Burns Harry Bushkar John Bushkar Billy Patrick DeNardo Charles Mugler Forbes Howard G. Forrest Elder Grifton Glenn Jr Thomas Gregory John L. Hamilton William H. Hegamyer Robert Hess Newman Hoffman William Hubble Cary Kenyon Johnson J. R. Kautz William Kinsey Albert Klele Timothy Lawler Stanley Majcher Robert McLear Ross Moore Orr Clifford Peacock Joseph Peery Jay B. Ratliff Charles Rolfe E. Gerald Staley James Tilson Bobby Joe Wellman Edwin Williams Forrest Bayard "Frank" Yarborough Gerhard Charles Zekert References VPI Category:Virginia Tech Hokies football seasons VPI Gobblers football