1896 VPI football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1896 VPI football VT football team 1896.jpg 285 Independent 5–2–1 Arlie C. Jones 2nd J. Lewis Ingles Sheib Field 1895 The 1896 VPI football team represented Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in the 1896 college football season. The team was led by their head coach Arlie C. Jones and finished with a record of five wins, two losses, and one tie (5–2–1). Schedule October 10 w Alleghany Institute Sheib Field Blacksburg, VA 20-0 Football News https://virginiachronicle.com/cgi-bin/virginia?a=d&d=TRDT18961013&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN------- Library of Virginia The Roanoke Times October 13, 1896 5 October 3, 2018Alleghany Won https://virginiachronicle.com/cgi-bin/virginia?a=d&d=TRDT18961011.1.5&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN------- Library of Virginia The Roanoke Times October 11, 1896 5 October 16, 2017The Magic City https://virginiachronicle.com/cgi-bin/virginia?a=d&d=RD18961011.1.1&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN------- Library of Virginia The Richmond Dispatch October 11, 1896 1 October 16, 2017 October 20 w 1896 Roanoke Maroons Roanoke Sheib Field Blacksburg, VA 12–0 A Football Game https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn95079481/1896-10-22/ed-1/seq-8/ Library of Congress The Roanoke Daily Times October 22, 1896 8 August 16, 2022 October 24 t y North Carolina Athletic Park (Danville) Danville, VA 0–0 600–700 Neither Side Scored https://virginiachronicle.com/cgi-bin/virginia?a=d&d=TRDT18961025.1.4&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN------- Library of Virginia The Roanoke Times October 25, 1896 4 October 16, 2017Neither Side Scored https://virginiachronicle.com/cgi-bin/virginia?a=d&d=T18961025.1.13&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN------- Library of Virginia The Times October 25, 1896 13 October 16, 2017A Tie Game https://virginiachronicle.com/cgi-bin/virginia?a=d&d=RD18961025.1.12&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN------- Library of Virginia The Richmond Dispatch October 25, 1896 12 October 16, 2017A Drawn Battle http://newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn92073227/1896-10-31/ed-1/seq-1/ University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill The Tar Heel October 31, 1896 1 February 21, 2022 October 31 4:00 p.m. l y Virginia Madison Hall Field Charlottesville, VA rivalry 0–44 600 Blacksburg Downed https://virginiachronicle.com/cgi-bin/virginia?a=d&d=RD18961101.1.15&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN------- Library of Virginia The Richmond Dispatch November 1, 1896 15 October 16, 2017Foot-Ball in Virginia https://virginiachronicle.com/cgi-bin/virginia?a=d&d=T18961101.1.6&e=------189-en-20--1-byDA.rev-txt-txIN-foot+ball----1896-- Library of Virginia The Times November 1, 1896 6 November 21, 2015 November 2 w y 1896 Hampden–Sydney Tigers Hampden–Sydney Lynchburg, VA 42–0 Blacksburg, 42; Hampden–Sidney, 0 https://virginiachronicle.com/cgi-bin/virginia?a=d&d=T18961103.1.7&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN------- Library of Virginia The Times November 3, 1896 7 October 16, 2017Blacksburg Won https://virginiachronicle.com/cgi-bin/virginia?a=d&d=RD18961103.1.3&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN------- Library of Virginia The Richmond Dispatch November 3, 1896 3 October 16, 2017 November 14 l y Tennessee Waite Field Knoxville, TN 4–6 Tennessee and Blacksburg https://virginiachronicle.com/cgi-bin/virginia?a=d&d=T18961115.1.16&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN------- Library of Virginia The Times November 15, 1896 16 October 16, 2017Blacksburg Defeated https://virginiachronicle.com/cgi-bin/virginia?a=d&d=RD18961115.1.13&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN------- Library of Virginia The Richmond Dispatch November 15, 1896 13 October 16, 2017 November 16 w y 1896 Maryville Scots Maryville (TN) Knoxville, TN 52–0 Blacksburgs Triumphant https://virginiachronicle.com/cgi-bin/virginia?a=d&d=T18961117.1.7&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN------- Library of Virginia The Times November 17, 1896 7 October 16, 2017 November 26 2:30 p.m. w y VMI Roanoke, VA rivalry 24–0 2,000 Blacksburg Beats V.M.I. https://virginiachronicle.com/cgi-bin/virginia?a=d&d=T18961127.1.3&e=------189-en-20--1-byDA.rev-txt-txIN-foot+ball----1896-- Library of Virginia The Times November 27, 1896 3 November 21, 2015Big Crowds Saw It https://virginiachronicle.com/cgi-bin/virginia?a=d&d=TRDT18961127.1.1&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN------- Library of Virginia The Roanoke Times November 27, 1896 1 October 16, 2017Other State Games https://virginiachronicle.com/cgi-bin/virginia?a=d&d=RD18961127.1.2&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN------- Library of Virginia The Richmond Dispatch November 27, 1896 2 October 16, 2017 Game summaries Alleghany Institute VPI's first game of the season was a victory over the Alleghany Institute at Sheib Field. Cancelled St. Albans Game A game against St. Albans Lutheran Boys School was scheduled to be played on October 17, 1896 in Radford, Virginia. However, the game was not played after a dispute between both teams regarding the amateur eligibility of players on both sides.The Other Side https://virginiachronicle.com/cgi-bin/virginia?a=d&d=TRDT18961021.1.4&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN------- Library of Virginia The Roanoke Times October 21, 1896 4 October 16, 2017 Roanoke After their victory over Alleghany, VPI played Roanoke College at Sheib Field. The starting lineup for VPI was: Johnson (left end), Starke (left tackle), Mayer (left guard), Thomas (center), Pelter (right guard), R. Herbert (right tackle), Treadwell (right end), Martin (quarterback), Ingles (left halfback), Eskridge (right halfback), E. Herbert (fullback). The starting lineup for Roanoke was: M. G. Jones (left end), Bales (left tackle), Terry (left guard), Keister (center), McClintic (right guard), Claiborne (right tackle), Robertson (right end), Hatcher (quarterback), Akard (left halfback), Miller (right halfback), Jones (fullback). The substitutes were: Boyd and Downing. North Carolina North Carolina vs. VPI UNC VPI 0 0 0 0 October 24, 1896 Athletic Park (Danville)Danville, VA 600–700 Mahoun 1896 North Carolina Tar Heels football team The starting lineup for VPI was: Johnson (left end), Starke (left tackle), Pelter (left guard), R. Herbert (center), Mayer (right guard), Wood (right tackle), Treadwell (right end), Martin (quarterback), Ingles (left halfback), Eskridge (right halfback), E. Herbert (fullback). The substitutes were: Poindexter. The starting lineup for North Carolina was: Joel Whitaker (left end), Robert Wright (left tackle), E. L. Neville (left guard), C. C. Joyner (center), James Carson (right guard), Harry Lake (right tackle), Charles Best (right end), Thomas Green (quarterback), Patterson (left halfback), F. J. Haywood (right halfback), Arthur Belden (fullback). Virginia VPI at Virginia VPI UVA 0 0 28 16 October 31, 1896 Madison Hall FieldCharlottesville, VA 4:00 p.m. 600 Fred Harper 1896 Virginia Orange and Blue football team The starting lineup for VPI was: Johnson (left end), Starke (left tackle), Mayer (left guard), R. Herbert (center), Pelter (right guard), Wood (right tackle), Treadwell (right end), Martin (quarterback), Ingles (left halfback), Eskridge (right halfback), E. Herbert (fullback). The substitutes were: Smith. The starting lineup for Virginia was: W. A. Martin (left end), Alexander Moore (left tackle), Johnson (left guard), Gustavus Wallace (center), Eugene Davis (right guard), V. H. Samoskeoy (right tackle), Paul Cocke (right end), Archie Hoxton (quarterback), Virginius Dabney (left halfback), Robert Groner (right halfback), James Morrison (fullback). The substitutes were: Malcolm Griffin. Hampden–Sydney Tennessee 1896 Tennessee Volunteers football team Maryville VMI VMI vs. VPI VMI VPI 0 0 18 6 November 26, 1896 Roanoke, VA 2:30 p.m. 2,000 R. C. Waldon 1896 VMI Keydets football team The starting lineup for VPI was: Johnson (left end), Starke (left tackle), Mayer (left guard), R. Herbert (center), Pelter (right guard), Wood (right tackle), Treadwell (right end), Martin (quarterback), Ingles (left halfback), Eskridge (right halfback), E. Herbert (fullback). The substitutes were: Whitehurst. The starting lineup for VMI was: Harman (left end), Morrell Mills (left tackle), Rice (left guard), George Marrow (center), Percy Montgomery (right guard), James Harding (right tackle), Elisha McGill (right end), William Montgomery (quarterback), Richard Lawson (left halfback), John Steger (right halfback), Sidney Moore (fullback). Players The following players were members of the 1896 football team according to the roster published in the 1897 and 1903 editions of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.Virginia Tech Bugle https://spec.lib.vt.edu/archives/bugle/bugl1897/pg81.htm The Bugle 1897 1897 2015-10-26Virginia Tech Bugle https://spec.lib.vt.edu/archives/bugle/bugl1903/1903_BUGLE.pdf The Bugle 1903 1903 129 2015-11-04 VPI 1896 rosterQuarterback Tarpley Douglas Martin Guards William Lawrence Mayer Nerbon Robert Patrick Joseph Glenwood Pelter Tackles William Edwin Starke Charles Morton Wood Centers Richard Ainsworth Herbert Sidney Johnson ThomasEnds Howard Archer Johnson William B. Treadwell Halfbacks Alexander Parker Eskridge J. Lewis Ingles (Capt.) K. Harrison Fullbacks Edward Henry Herbert Obediah Francis WhitehurstSubstitutes Charles Weedon Cochran William Franklin Cox George H. King David Gray Langhorne Dabney Thomas Poindexter G. H. Townes Benjamin Lanier Traynham Coaching and training staff Head coach: Arlie C. Jones Manager: Carl Ernest Hardy Assistant manager: George S. Merrick Medical adviser: W. F. Henderson, MD References VPI Category:Virginia Tech Hokies football seasons VPI football