1908 VPI football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1908 VPI football Independent 5–4 R. M. Brown 1st Joseph Talmage Luttrell Gibboney Field The 1908 VPI football team represented Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in the 1908 college football season. The team was led by their head coach R. M. Brown and finished with a record of five wins and four losses (5–4). Schedule October 3 w 1908 Hampden–Sydney Tigers Hampden–Sydney Gibboney Field Blacksburg, VA 50–0 Techs Outclass Hampden-Sidney https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85038615/1908-10-04/ed-1/seq-7/ Library of Congress Richmond Times-Dispatch October 4, 1908 7 August 16, 2022 October 10 w y Clemson Bowman Field Calhoun, SC 6–0 Clemson---V.P.I. Game https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1025&context=tiger_newspaper Clemson University The Tiger October 15, 1908 10 February 23, 2022 October 17 3:00 p.m. l y Princeton University Field Princeton, NJ 4–10 3,000 Tigers Were Hard Pushed https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn91064009/1908-10-19/ed-1/seq-6/ Library of Congress The Evening Star October 19, 1908 6 January 29, 2022V.P.I. Defeated https://theprince.princeton.edu/princetonperiodicals/?a=d&d=Princetonian19081019-01.2.2&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN------- Princeton University The Daily Princetonian October 19, 1908 1 February 22, 2022Virginia "Poly" Scores On Tigers https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1908/10/18/104763099.html?pageNumber=49 The New York Times October 18, 1908 49 February 15, 2024 October 24 3:30 p.m. w y VMI Roanoke, VA rivalry 10–0 V.P.I. The Winner By Small Margin https://digitalcollections.vmi.edu/digital/collection/p15821coll8/id/544/rec/1 Virginia Military Institute The Cadet October 27, 1908 1 February 22, 2022 October 31 w y 1908 Washington and Lee Generals Washington and Lee Lynchburg, VA 15–4 5,000 Techs Play Rings Round W. & L. https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85038615/1908-11-01/ed-1/seq-5/ Library of Congress Richmond Times-Dispatch November 1, 1908 5 December 10, 2022V. P. I. Wins The Lynchburg Game https://digitalarchive.wlu.edu/islandora/ring-tum-phi-november-2-1908 Washington and Lee University The Ring-tum Phi November 2, 1908 1 October 7, 2024 November 7 3:30 p.m. w y North Carolina Broad Street Park Richmond, VA 10–0 2,000 Techs and Tarheels Ready For the Fray https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85038615/1908-11-07/ed-1/seq-5/ Library of Congress Richmond Times-Dispatch November 7, 1908 5 December 10, 2022Tech Outpoint Carolina Rivals https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85038615/1908-11-08/ed-1/seq-1/ Library of Congress Richmond Times-Dispatch November 8, 1908 1 December 10, 2022V.P.I. Defeats Carolina http://newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn92073227/1908-11-12/ed-1/seq-1/ University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill The Tar Heel November 12, 1908 1 February 21, 2022 November 14 4:45 p.m. l George Washington Gibboney Field Blacksburg, VA 0–6 South Atlantic Football Championship https://archive.org/details/gwu_hatchet_19081119 George Washington University The GW Hatchet November 19, 1908 1 August 13, 2022 November 21 l y Navy Worden Field Annapolis, MD 4–15 V.P.I. Meets Navy With Swift Front https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84026749/1908-11-22/ed-1/seq-16/ Library of Congress The Washington Times November 22, 1908 16 August 13, 2022 November 26 3:00 p.m. l y North Carolina A&M Lafayette Field Norfolk, VA 5–6 5,000 Their Relations Are Broken Off https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85038615/1908-11-27/ed-1/seq-9/ Library of Congress Richmond Times-Dispatch November 27, 1908 9 December 10, 2022 Before the season The 1907 VPI football team compiled a 7–2 record and were led by Bob Williams in his only season as head coach. Game summaries Hampden–Sydney VPI's first game of the season was a victory over Hampden–Sydney at Gibboney Field. Clemson VPI at Clemson VPI Clemson 6 0 0 0 October 10, 1908 Bowman FieldCalhoun, SC Bowcock (Georgetown) 1908 Clemson Tigers football team After their victory over Hampden–Sydney, VPI played Clemson Agricultural College at Bowman Field in Calhoun, South Carolina. The starting lineup for VPI was: Huffard (left end), H. Jones (left tackle), Campbell (left guard), Gibbs (center), H. Hodgson (right guard), J. Jones (right tackle), Hicks (right end), Connolly (quarterback), Luttrell (left halfback), Billups (right halfback), V. Hodgson (fullback). The starting lineup for Clemson was: T. E. Horton (left end), F. V. Gilmer (left tackle), Frank Fleming (left guard), J. T. Cochran (center), Onan Hydrick (right guard), William Odom (right tackle), Walter White (right end), Stricker Coles (quarterback), R. D. McFadden (left halfback), C. F. Lokey (right halfback), Charles Robbs (fullback). Princeton VPI at Princeton VPI Princeton 4 0 0 10 October 17, 1908 University FieldPrinceton, NJ 3:00 p.m. 3,000 "sunny" Samuel B. Newton 1908 Princeton Tigers football team The starting lineup for VPI was: Huffard (left end), H. Jones (left tackle), Walker (left guard), Gibbs (center), H. Hodgson (right guard), J. Jones (right tackle), Hicks (right end), Connolly (quarterback), Luttrell (left halfback), Billups (right halfback), V. Hodgson (fullback). The starting lineup for Princeton was: Harry G. Buckingham (left end), Rudolph Siegling (left tackle), P. E. Waller (left guard), N. R. Cass (center), D. M. MacFayden (right guard), F. C. Bamman (right tackle), T. H. Welch (right end), R. E. Bard (quarterback), F. B. Read (left halfback), C. S. Coxe (right halfback), V. S. Merle-Smith (fullback). The substitutes were: Frank Bergin, H. W. Bishop, A. B. Clark, Logan Cunningham, Fred Dawson, E. C. Feigenspann, H. E. Gill, P. M. King, T. N. Pfeiffer, W. R. Sparks, Frederick Tibbott, J. Waller and F. M. Whaley. VMI VMI vs. VPI VMI VPI 0 0 10 0 October 24, 1908 Roanoke, VA 3:30 p.m. Williams (UVA) 1908 VMI Keydets football team The starting lineup for VPI was: Huffard (left end), H. Jones (left tackle), Walker (left guard), Gibbs (center), H. Hodgson (right guard), J. Jones (right tackle), Hicks (right end), Connolly (quarterback), Luttrell (left halfback), Billups (right halfback), V. Hodgson (fullback). The starting lineup for VMI was: William Poague (left end), George Alexander (left tackle), John Minton (left guard), Harry Dashiell (center), Richard Clemmer (right guard), H. Pattison (right tackle), Henry Poague (right end), Donald McMillen (quarterback), G. Cook Ferebee (left halfback), Porter (right halfback), George MacLean (fullback). The substitutes were: R. DeVant, Paul English, Herbert Kinsolving and Thomas Scott. Washington and Lee Washington & Lee vs. VPI W&L VPI 0 4 15 0 October 31, 1908 Lynchburg, VA 5,000 Jack Gass The starting lineup for VPI was: Huffard (left end), H. Jones (left tackle), Walker (left guard), Gibbs (center), H. Hodgson (right guard), J. Jones (right tackle), Hicks (right end), A. Hodgson (quarterback), Luttrell (left halfback), Billups (right halfback), V. Hodgson (fullback). The substitutes were: Connolly and Gravely. The starting lineup for Washington and Lee was: Carey (left end), Cleon Osbourn (left tackle), Richard Morales (left guard), William Pipes (center), Julian Pelter (right guard), Guyte McCord (right tackle), Henry Smartt (right end), W. H. Feuerstein (quarterback), John Izard (left halfback), W. C. Armentrout (right halfback), Edwin Alderson (fullback). North Carolina North Carolina vs. VPI UNC VPI 0 0 0 10 November 7, 1908 Broad Street ParkRichmond, VA 3:30 p.m. 2,000 Jack Gass 1908 North Carolina Tar Heels football team The starting lineup for VPI was: Huffard (left end), H. Jones (left tackle), Walker (left guard), Gibbs (center), H. Hodgson (right guard), J. Jones (right tackle), Hicks (right end), Connolly (quarterback), Luttrell (left halfback), Billups (right halfback), V. Hodgson (fullback). The substitutes were: Davis. The starting lineup for North Carolina was: James Wiggins (left end), Cecil Garrett (left tackle), George Rodgers (left guard), Archie Deans (center), Robert Howell (right guard), Eston Norwood (right tackle), John Manning (right end), John Tillett (quarterback), Colin Ruffin (left halfback), William Thomas (right halfback), Louis Belden (fullback). The substitutes were: William Lester and Daniel Williams. George Washington 1908 George Washington Hatchetites football team Navy VPI at Navy VPI Navy 4 0 11 4 November 21, 1908 Worden FieldAnnapolis, MD George Washington Woodruff 1908 Navy Midshipmen football team The starting lineup for VPI was: Huffard (left end), H. Jones (left tackle), Walker (left guard), Gibbs (center), H. Hodgson (right guard), Smith (right tackle), Hicks (right end), Connolly (quarterback), Luttrell (left halfback), Davis (right halfback), V. Hodgson (fullback). The substitutes were: J. Jones. The starting lineup for Navy was: Raymond Jones (left end), Percy Northcroft (left tackle), George Meyer (left guard), Charles Brand (center), Percy Wright (right guard), Frank Leighton (right tackle), Davis (right end), Ed Lange (quarterback), John Dalton (left halfback), Henry Clay (right halfback), W. A. Richardson (fullback). The substitutes were: Anderson, Lee Carey, Calvin Cobb, Dixon, Robert Elmer, Grafton, Hibbard, T. Starr King, Elmer Niles, Frederick Reinicke, Ingram C. Sowell and Stewart. North Carolina A&M 1908 North Carolina A&M Aggies football team The starting lineup for VPI was: Huffard (left end), H. Jones (left tackle), Walker (left guard), Gibbs (center), H. Hodgson (right guard), Smith (right tackle), Hicks (right end), Connolly (quarterback), Luttrell (left halfback), Billups (right halfback), V. Hodgson (fullback). The substitutes were: Davis, Jones, Legge and Norris. The starting lineup for North Carolina A&M was: Harry Hartsell (left end), J. L. Von Glahn (left tackle), James Dunn (left guard), John Bray (center), E. C. Gattis (right guard), J. B. Ross (right tackle), James Sadler (right end), Samuel Stephens (quarterback), J. W. Sexton (left halfback), Frank Thompson (right halfback), J. S. Stroud (fullback). The substitutes were: Joseph Davidson, D. B. Floyd, William Johnson, Harry Mott, David Seifert, S. A. Spencer, Joseph Whitehurst and Wilson. Players The following players were members of the 1908 football team according to the roster published in the 1909 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.Virginia Tech Bugle http://spec.lib.vt.edu/archives/bugle/bugl1909/1909_BUGLE.pdf The Bugle 1909 1909 152 2015-11-18 VPI 1908 rosterQuarterback Frederick William Connolly Guards Hoss Hodgson Walker Tackles Harry Guilford Jones John Porter Jones Center Aubrey Gravatt GibbsEnds Thomas Paret Hicks Paul Phillippi Huffard Halfbacks Henry Evans Billups Joseph Talmage Luttrell (Capt.) Fullback Vivian Burnett HodgsonSubstitutes Campbell Winston Bozel Davis William Seymour Gravely Asbury Nathaniel Hodgson Frederick Hughes Legge Edward Raymond Norris Coaching and training staff Head coach: R. M. Brown Manager: Henry Hoge Hutchinson Assistant manager: Frank Curtis Stoneburner References VPI Category:Virginia Tech Hokies football seasons VPI football